GeneXpert® MTB/RIF for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary samples

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1274-1275

  Hanif, Shumaila N M ^a   Eldeen, Hana S ^a   Ahmad, Suhail ^b   Mokaddas, Eiman ^a,b  

^a National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 80051698999     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0394     Document Type: Letter

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