Specific detection of Aspergillus fumigatus in sputum sample of pulmonary tuberculosis patients by two-step PCR

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 016-021

  Bansod, Sunita ^a   Gupta, Inderchand ^b   Rai, Mahendra ^b  

^a Biotechnology Division   (India)

^b SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 38349028658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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