Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis in paraffin-embedded pleural biopsy specimens by commercial ribosomal RNA and DNA amplification kits.

Ruiz-Manzano, J; Manterola, J M; Gamboa, F; Calatrava, A; Monsó, E; Martínez, C; Ausina, V

Ruiz-Manzano, J; Manterola, J M; Gamboa, F; Calatrava, A; Monsó, E; Martínez, C; Ausina, V.

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Ruiz-Manzano J; Departments of Pneumology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. jruiz@ns.hugtip.scs.es

Chest ; 118(3): 648-55, 2000 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10988185

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DNA, Bacterial/genetics; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics; RNA, Ribosomal/analysis; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; Tuberculosis, Pleural/microbiology; Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; Paraffin Embedding/methods; Pleura/microbiology; Pleura/pathology; Pleural Neoplasms/diagnosis; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculosis, Pleural/pathology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Tuberculosis, Pleural / DNA, Bacterial / RNA, Ribosomal / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Chest Year: 2000 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Spain Country of publication: United States

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