PCR in the diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Ogusku, Mauricio Morishi ^a   Sadahiro, Aya ^b   Hirata, Mário Hiroyuki ^c   Hirata, Rosário D C ^c   Zaitz, Clarisse ^d   Salem, Júlia Ignez ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis; Laboratory diagnosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 19944384989     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822003000200015     Document Type: Article

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