Ranking of the poymerase chain reaction (PCR) and of other amplification methods in the diagnosis of tuberculosis;Stellenwert der polymeraseketten-reaktion (PCR) und anderer amplifikationsverfahren in der diagnostik der tuberkulose

Pneumologie

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 160-164

  Pfyffer, Gaby E ^a,b  

^a Chefmikrobiologin Leiterin I   (Switzerland)

^b Zentrum fur Labormedizin   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1642319050     PISSN: 09348387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818379     Document Type: Review

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