Direct Identification of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis from Sputum on Ziehl-Neelsen Acid Fast Stained Slides by Use of Silica-Based Filter Combined with Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-189

  Tansuphasiri, Unchalee ^a   Boonrat, Preyanuch ^b   Rienthong, Somsak ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Paolo Memorial Hospital   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

DNA Isolation; Mycobacterium Tuberculosis; PCR; Silica Based Filter; Sputum; Ziehl Neelsen Acid Fast Stained Slides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENE PRODUCT; REAGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; EVALUATION; FILTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAINING; STORAGE; TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1842710913     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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