Glutaraldehyde test for rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 601-605

  Alavi Naini, R ^a   Hashemi, M ^b,c   Mohagegh Montazeri, M ^a   Sharifi Mood, B ^a   Naderi, M ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gelification time; Glutaraldehyde test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLUTARALDEHYDE TEST; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67649550647     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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