What does molecular biology contribute to the diagnosis of tuberculosis?;¿Qué aporta la biología molecular al diagnóstico de la tuberculosis?

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 493-495

  Alcaide, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70350573930     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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