Assessment of mycobacterial DNA in cells and tissues of mycobacterial and sarcoid lesions

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 375-380

  Richter, Elvira ^b   Greinert, Ulf ^b   Kirsten, Detlef ^b   Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^b   Schlüter, Carsten ^b   Duchrow, Michael ^b   Galle, Jürgen ^b   Magnussen, Helgo ^b   Schlaak, Max ^b   Flad, Hans D ^b   Gerdes, Johannes ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 9044243406     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.1.8542146     Document Type: Article

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