Diagnostic accuracy of in-house PCR for pulmonary tuberculosis in smear-positive patients: Meta-analysis and metaregression

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Greco, S ^a   Rulli, M ^a   Girardi, E ^b   Piersimoni, C ^c   Saltini, C ^d  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; META ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 62749121120     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02051-08     Document Type: Article

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