Critical use of nucleic acid amplification techniques to test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory tract samples.
J Clin Microbiol
; 42(2): 837-8, 2004 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-14766866
ABSTRACT
The usefulness of employing Belgian selection criteria before performing nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAT) was evaluated. The results of this study show that for smear-negative patients with an abnormal chest radiology result in the absence of a respiratory tract infection by bacterial pathogens, testing with NAT is of major benefit.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistema Respiratório
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Técnicas de Amplificação de Ácido Nucleico
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica