The utility of IS6110 sequence based polymerase chain reaction in comparison to conventional methods in the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-355

  Sekar, B ^a   Selvaraj, L ^b   Alexis, A ^c   Ravi, S ^b   Arunagiri, K ^a   Rathinavel, L ^a  

^a Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute India   (India)

^b Chengalpattu Govt Medical College Hospital   (India)

^c STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis; IS6110 sequence; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 55549097829     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.43575     Document Type: Article

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