The usefulness of PCR amplification for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from clinical samples

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Haron, Suhaila ^a   Issa, Rahizan ^b   Sidik, Nik Marzuki ^a   Zin, Noraziah Mohamad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Duplex PCR; IS6110; M. Tuberculosis; Real time PCR; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; BODY FLUIDS; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CLINICAL SAMPLES; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DNA;

DNA;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 38149090286     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.100.105     Document Type: Article

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