Clinical evaluation of Gen-Probe's amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Egyptian children at risk for infection

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-247

  Zaki, Maysaa El Sayed ^a   Hassan, Samir Abou El ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGYPT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 38949120527     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/2008-132-244-ceogam     Document Type: Article

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