Detection of mycobacterial infection in paraffin-embedded pathologic tissues by DNA polymerase chain reaction: Comparison with conventional histochemical stain

Mid-Taiwan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Chiang, I Ping ^a   Kok, Lai Fong ^a   Chen, Chi Long ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium; PCR; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTATITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 16844372772     PISSN: 10293507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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