PCR Enhances acid-fast bacillus stain-based rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Apr;42(4):1849-50. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1849-1850.2004.
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Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Colorimetry
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Staining and Labeling / methods
  • Time Factors
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology