Detection of bacillus Calmette-Guerin in the blood by the polymerase chain reaction method of treated bladder cancer patients

Tuncer S., Tekin M., Ozen H., Bilen C., ÜNAL S., Remzi D.

JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.158, sa.6, ss.2109-2112, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 158 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68169-2
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2109-2112
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bladder neoplasms, BCG vaccine, polymerase chain reaction, MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS, BCG IMMUNOTHERAPY, COMPLICATIONS, AMPLIFICATION, INTERLEUKIN-2, BACTEREMIA, DIAGNOSIS, DNA
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Following intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) instillation, we attempted to detect BCG in the blood using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and correlate these findings with the occurrence of major complications due to this treatment.