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2008 • 1,297 citations

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2015 • 479 citations

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2003 • 372 citations

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2004 • 243 citations

Nonconventional and new methods in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: feasibility and applicability in the field

2005 • 189 citations

Comparison of in house polymerase chain reaction with conventional techniques for the detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosisDNA in granulomatous lymphadenopathy

2000 • 182 citations

Rapid Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by PCR: Impact of Sample Preparation and DNA Extraction

2003 • 167 citations

Relevance of Commercial Amplification Methods for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples

2003 • 142 citations

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2005 • 133 citations

Nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis: a systematic review.

2007 • 64 citations

Evaluation of the GenoType Mycobacteria Direct Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Four Atypical Mycobacterial Species in Clinical Samples

2006 • 52 citations

Removal of PCR Inhibitors by Silica Membranes: Evaluating the Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis Kit

2001 • 49 citations

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1994 • 32 citations

Evaluation of the GenoType Mycobacteria Direct assay for the simultaneous detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and four atypical mycobacterial species in smear-positive respiratory specimens

2008 • 29 citations

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2000 • 22 citations

A high prevalence of culture-positive extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a large Dutch teaching hospital.

2003 • 21 citations

Screening by Specialists To Reduce Unnecessary Test Ordering in Patients Evaluated for Tuberculosis

1998 • 17 citations

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1999 • 7 citations