Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in a large pediatric hospital in Cambodia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-509

  Schopfer, K ^a   Rieder, H L ^b,c   Bodmer, T ^a   Steinlin Schopfer, J F ^a   Chantana, Y ^d   Somathea, T ^d   Studer, P ^d   Laurent, D ^d   Richner, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Kantha Bopha Foundation   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Children; Microscopy; Molecular techniques

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RRNA AMPLIFICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STORAGE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84858670333     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0592     Document Type: Article

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