An extremely rapid and simple DNA-release method for detection of M. tuberculosis from clinical specimens

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-98

  Thomson, Lynn M ^a   Traore, Hamidou ^a   Yesilkaya, Hasan ^a   Doig, Christine ^b   Steingrimsdottir, Herdis ^c   Garcia, Lucia ^d   Forbes, Ken J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Microzone Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Pol Industrial Coslada   (Spain)

Author keywords

Detection; Mycobacterium; PCR; Rapid; Sputum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; LYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR;

DETERGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 24644525086     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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