Performance assessment of a nested-PCR assay (the RAPID BAP-MTB) and the BD ProbeTec ET system for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4599-4603

  Wang, Jann Yuan ^a   Lee, Li Na ^a   Chou, Chin Sheng ^c   Huang, Chung Yi ^c   Wang, Shu Kuan ^a   Lai, Hsin Chih ^a,b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c AsiaGen Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOPSY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; SUPPURATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 5444250899     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4599-4603.2004     Document Type: Article

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