Effect of nucleic acid amplification for Mycobacterium tuberculosis on clinical decision making in suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-107

  Wiener, Renda Soylemez ^a   Della Latta, Phyllis ^a   Schluger, Neil W ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Nucleic acid amplification testing

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 22244470406     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.1.102     Document Type: Article

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