Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis [6]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-

  Mohapatra, Prasanta Raghab ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 78651351746     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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