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

Tuncer, S; Tekin, MI; Ozen, H; Bilen, C; ÜNAL, SERHAT; Remzi, D

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68169-2

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, Scopus)

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.