The laboratory as a tool to qualify tuberculosis diagnosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-220

  Honscha, G ^a   Von Groll, A ^a   Valenca M ^a   Ramos, D F ^a   Sanchotene, K ^a   Scaini, C J ^a   Ribeiro, M O ^b   Da Silva, Pedro Eduardo Almeida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b Central Laboratory   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Culture; Diagnosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 38949183633     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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