Molecular-based mycobacterial identification in a clinical laboratory setting: A comparison of two methods

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 164-168

  O'Donnell, N ^a   Corcoran, D ^a   Lucey, B ^b   Barrett, Anne ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Genotyping techniques; Mycobacterium infections, nontuberculous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENOTYPE COMMON MYCOBACTERIA ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPEED OLIGO MYCOBACTERIA ASSAY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DNA STRIP ASSAY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873120354     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2012.12069146     Document Type: Article

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