Evaluation of Microscopy, Culture and PCR Assay in the Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis presents a diagnostic dilemma for both physicians as well as for clinical microbiologists . The laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis ranges from simple microscopy,culture to complex molecular assays. To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and turnaround time of microsc...

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Main Authors: Sagar Mali, P.M. Beena, N. Arvind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/evaluation-of-microscopy-culture-and-pcr-assay-in-the-diagnosis-of-extrapulmonary-tuberculosis/