Evaluation of sensitivity of multiplex PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pneumocystis jirovecii in clinical samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3165-3168

  Boondireke, Sirirat ^a   Mungthin, Mathirut ^b   Tan ariya, Peerapan ^a   Boonyongsunchai, Petchara ^b   Naaglor, Tawee ^b   Wattanathum, Anan ^b   Treewatchareekorn, Sompong ^c   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^b  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Army Institute of Pathology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MIXED INFECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 77956840707     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00323-10     Document Type: Article

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