The use of polymerase chain reaction for early diagnosis of tuberculosis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture

Early diagnosis plays a vital role in controlling tuberculosis. The conventional methodology is slow, with results taking several weeks, in addition to having low sensitivity, especially in clinical paucibacillary samples. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of polymerase chain react...

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Main Authors: M. Chagas, R.M. da Silva, M.L. Bazzo, J.I. dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000600004