Clinical evaluation of the semiautomated BDProbeTec et System for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-270

  Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^a   Richter, Elvira ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplification techniques; BDProbeTec; Nonrespiratory; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMEAR;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1942424274     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.10.015     Document Type: Article

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