Detection of mycobacterial DNA from sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-98

  Devine, M ^a   Moore, J E ^a   Xu, J ^a   Millar, B C ^a   Dunbar, K ^a   Stanley, T ^a   Murphy, P G ^a   Redmond, A O B ^b   Elborn, J S ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; GENUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SUBSPECIES;

EID: 7244236510     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02914566     Document Type: Article

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