title: Can tuberculosis cause sarcoidosis? New techniques try to answer an old question.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Baughman
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial