Comparison of various microbiological tests including polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-248

  Negi, S S ^b   Gupta, S ^a   Khare, S ^b   Lal, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BACTEC; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR; Ziehl Neelsen

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIUM; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

EID: 28844456642     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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