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1993 • 346 citations

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1985 • 292 citations

Detection and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum sediments by amplification of rRNA

1993 • 258 citations

Specific detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains by polymerase chain reaction

1990 • 233 citations

Identification of mycobacteria by high-performance liquid chromatography

1991 • 217 citations

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens by polymerase chain reaction and Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test

1993 • 204 citations

Polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1990 • 198 citations

Enumeration of Tubercle Bacilli in Sputum of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

1973 • 167 citations

Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by using Roche AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test

1995 • 164 citations

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens in a clinical laboratory by polymerase chain reaction

1993 • 157 citations

Evaluation of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and PCR for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens

1994 • 144 citations

Acid-fast bacilli in sputum smears of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Prevalence and significance of negative smears pretreatment and positive smears post-treatment.

1984 • 137 citations

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens by a target-amplified test system

1994 • 136 citations

Quantitative Studies of Mycobacterial Populations in Sputum and Saliva1, 2

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Current practices in mycobacteriology: results of a survey of state public health laboratories

1993 • 119 citations

Comparison of MB-Check, BACTEC, and egg-based media for recovery of mycobacteria

1992 • 114 citations

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens by Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test

1995 • 108 citations

Detection and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum sediments by Amplicor PCR

1995 • 105 citations

Clinical evaluation of the Roche AMPLICOR PCR Mycobacterium tuberculosis test for detection of M. tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

1996 • 99 citations

Evaluation of Amplicor PCR for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum specimens

1995 • 88 citations

Diagnostic value of an amplification method (Gen-Probe) compared with that of culture for diagnosis of tuberculosis

1995 • 84 citations

Screening of respiratory tract specimens for the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test

1994 • 80 citations

Clinical utility of a commercial test based on the polymerase chain reaction for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens.

1995 • 79 citations

Polymerase Chain Reaction For Assessing Treatment Response In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

1994 • 79 citations

National action plan to combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

1992 • 72 citations

Use of PCR in routine diagnosis of treated and untreated pulmonary tuberculosis.

1993 • 64 citations

Evaluation of the semiautomated Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

1997 • 59 citations

Amplification of rRNA for assessment of treatment response of pulmonary tuberculosis patients during antimicrobial therapy

1996 • 55 citations

Evaluation of a commercial ligase chain reaction kit (Abbott LCx) for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens

1997 • 50 citations

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL OF FOUR SHORT-COURSE (6-MONTH) REGIMENS OF CHEMOTHERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

1974 • 49 citations

Evaluation of Amplicor MTB test as adjunct to smears and culture for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the French Caribbean

1996 • 38 citations

Controlled clinical trial of four short-course (6-month) regimens of chemotherapy for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Third report. East African-British Medical Research Councils.

1974 • 37 citations