Validity of bioconjugated silica nanoparticles in comparison with direct smear, culture, and polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens

Alireza Ekrami1, Ali Reza Samarbaf-Zadeh2, Azar Khosravi1, Behrooz Zargar3, Mohamad Alavi1, Mansor Amin2, Alireza Kiasat3 1Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, 2Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University...

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Main Authors: Ekrami A, Samarbaf-Zadeh AR, Khosravi A, Zargar B, Alavi M, Amin M, Kiasat A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-11-01
Series:International Journal of Nanomedicine
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/validity-of-bioconjugated-silica-nanoparticles-in-comparison-with-dire-a8598