Current tuberculosis diagnostic tools & role of urease breath test

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 731-736

  Maiga, Mamoudou ^a   Abaza, Ahmed ^a   Bishai, William R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; TB diagnostic and treatment monitoring; UBT

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH SALICYLATE; ISONIAZID; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; METABOLOMICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND THE SPECIFICITY; SPOLIGOTYPING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; UREA BREATH TEST;

ANIMALS; BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RABBITS; TUBERCULOSIS; UREASE;

EID: 84863334176     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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