Molecular diagnostic tools in mycobacteriology

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Neonakis, Ioannis K ^a   Gitti, Zoe ^a   Krambovitis, Elias ^b   Spandidos, Demetrios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b School of Health Sciences   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Molecular diagnostics; MTBC; Mycobacteria; NTM; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVIEW; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 48749106920     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.023     Document Type: Review

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