Improved diagnosis of central nervous system tuberculosis by MPB64-target PCR

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-213

  Dil Afroze, ^a   Mir, Abdul Waheed ^a   Kirmani, Altaf ^a   Shakeel ul Rehman, ^a   Eachkoti, Rafiqa ^a   Siddiqi, Mushtaq A ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

CNS tuberculosis; Intracranial tuberculomas; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR; Tuberculous meningitis (TBM)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 48849117509     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000200002     Document Type: Article

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