Comparison of Culture, Real-Time DNA Amplification Assay and Ehrlich-Ziehl-Neelsen for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Objective: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still a substantial health problem universally. Although culture is the gold standard method, reliable, rapid and new methods are required for effective struggle with disease. We retrospectively compared the results of Ehrlich-Ziehl-Neelsen (EZN) stain and re...

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Main Authors: Adil Karadağ, Egemen Usta, Akif Koray Güney, Cafer Eroğlu, Murat Günaydın, Kemal Bilgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2013-03-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=414