title: PCR Enhances acid-fast bacillus stain-based rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.forename: Yi-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Shufang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Haijing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: Terrie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyamatsu
authors.forename: Xiaotian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D003124:Colorimetry; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology