Comparative evaluation of two polymerase chain reactions targeting different genomic regions to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-307

  Sankar, S ^a   Balakrishnan, B ^a   Nandagopal, B ^a   Thangaraju, K ^a   Natarajan, S ^a  

^a Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; peri urban; polymerase chain reaction; rural; sputum smear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78149461433     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.71815     Document Type: Article

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