Real-time polymerase chain reaction in bronchial aspirate for rapid detection of sputum smear-negative tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 852-858

  Min, J W ^a   Yoon, H I ^a   Park, K U ^b   Song, J H ^b   Lee, C T ^a   Lee, Jae Ho ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Pulmonary; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Smear; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRONCHIAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; BRONCHUS SECRETION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOLLOW UP; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953643157     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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