title: Questionable reliability of the polymerase chain reaction in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Noordhoek
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: van Embden
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kolk
mesh_terms: D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology