title: Contribution of nucleic acid amplification to diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Dip. di Igiene e Microbiologia G. D'Alessandro, Università degli Studi, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nastasi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mammina
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lucia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*