Clinical evaluation of the mycobacteriophage-based assay in rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-138

  Prakash, S ^a   Katiyar, S ^a   Purwar, S ^a   Singh, J ^a  

^a GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mycobacteriophage; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIOPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING;

EID: 65449116904     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.49426     Document Type: Article

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