Impact of the gen-probe amplified MTD® test on tuberculosis diagnosis in children

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-390

  Papaventsis, D ^a   Ioannidis, P ^a   Karabela, S ^a   Nikolaou, S ^a   Syridou, G ^b   Marinou, I ^a   Konstantinidou, E ^a   Amanatidou, V ^b   Spyridis, N ^b   Kanavaki, S ^a   Tsolia, M ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Molecular assays; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84857304894     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0276     Document Type: Article

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