Diagnosis of TB from smear & culture negative sputum specimens by IS 6110 based PCR

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-251

  Abraham, Philip Raj ^a   Sharma, V D ^b   Shivannavar, C T ^a  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84859085417     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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