Real-time PCR and Amplified MTD® for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary specimens

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-239

  Chen, X ^a   Yang, Q ^a   Kong, H ^a   Chen, Yu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

AMTD; Real time PCR; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIQUID CULTURE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR;

DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84862975650     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0212     Document Type: Article

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