Utility of Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction in Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis

This study aimed to assess the value of real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Samples from 192 patients with suspected MTB were examined by RT-qPCR and an improved Löwenstein–Jensen (L-J) culture method. To evaluate the diag...

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Main Authors: Zhongquan Lv, Mingxin Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xinxin Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1058579