Detecting mycobacteraemia for diagnosing tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 259-266

  David, S Thambu ^a   Mukundan, Umadevi ^a   Brahmadathan, K N ^a   John, T Jacob ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood culture; HIV infection; Mycobacteria; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 4043053501     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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