Improved detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using two independent PCR targets in a tertiary care centre in South India

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-52

  Barani, Ramya ^a   Sarangan, Gopalsamy ^a   Antony, Tessa ^a   Periyasamy, Soundararajan ^a   Kindo, Anupma Jyoti ^a   Srikanth, Padma ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

IS6110; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction; South India

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE;

ACID FAST SMEAR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMEAR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84856015026     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1302     Document Type: Article

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