Detection of tuberculostearic acid in serum and other biological fluids from patients with tuberculosis by electron capture-gas chromatography and chemical ionisation-mass spectrometry

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1027-1031

  Daikos, George L ^a   Brooks, J B ^b   Michos, A ^a   Roma, E ^a   Syriopoulou, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGC MS; FPEC GC; Tuberculosis; Tuberculostearic acid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; TRICHLOROETHANOL; TUBERCULOSTEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

BODY FLUIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; STEARIC ACIDS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3543114277     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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