Rapid molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis and other mycobacteriosis in smear-negative clinical specimens
Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary and other forms of tuberculosis (TB) can be fatal, particularly in HIVinfected patients. Hence, techniques based on nucleic acid amplification, which are both rapid and of high specificity and sensitivity, are now widely used and recommended for laboratories that diag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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São Paulo State University (UNESP)
2006-05-01
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| Series: | Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada |
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| Online Access: | http://rcfba.fcfar.unesp.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/561 |