Utility of nucleic acid amplification techniques for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa

SETTING: Lusaka, Zambia.OBJECTIVES: To investigate the utility of nucleic amplification tests for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a resource-poor setting with a high incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).DESIGN: Sputum specimens from suspects attending a referral chest clinic we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2001-04, Vol.5 (4), p.364-369
Hauptverfasser:	KAMBASHI, B, MBULO, G, MCNERNEY, R, TEMBWE, R, KAMBASHI, A, TIHON, V, GODFREY-FAUSSETT, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology Amtd Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Base Sequence Biological and medical sciences Developing Countries Diagnosis Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Molecular Sequence Data Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques - methods Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques - utilization PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Sampling Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Zambia - epidemiology
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