Help for the diagnosis of some, but not all cases of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 677-679

  Teirstein, Alvin S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; GPL ANTIGEN; MYCOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BRONCHIECTASIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LESION; LUNG NODULE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LUNG DISEASES; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 41749122409     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200801-018ED     Document Type: Editorial

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