Rapid and efficient detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory and non-respiratory samples

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-555

  Malbruny, B ^a   Le Marrec, G ^a   Courageux, K ^a   Leclercq, R ^a   Cattoir, Vincent ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis; GeneXpert; M. tuberculosis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952793985     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0497     Document Type: Article

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