Utility of reverse transcriptase PCR and DNA-PCR in the diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 486-491

  Rana, Tanu ^a   Singh, Urvashi B ^a   Kulshrestha, Vidushi ^a   Kaushik, Amit ^a   Porwal, Chhavi ^a   Agarwal, Nutan ^a   Kriplani, Alka ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, FEMALE GENITAL;

EID: 79953005420     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.025080-0     Document Type: Article

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