The role of polymerase chain reaction in the management of osteoarticular tuberculosis

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 801-805

  Pandey, Vivek ^a   Chawla, Kiran ^a   Acharya, Kiran ^a   Rao, Sripathi ^a   Rao, Sugandhi ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

BONE AND BONES; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 67449106159     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0485-8     Document Type: Article

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