Sensitivity of AMPLICOR MTB on direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in smear-negative specimens from outpatients in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-165

  Dos Anjos Filho, Luciano ^a   Oelemann, Walter M R ^a   Barreto, Clara E N ^b   Kritski, Afranio Lineu ^a   Fonseca, Leila De Souza ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AMPLICOR MTB; Smear negative specimens; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 19944393943     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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