Suitability of IS6110 based polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum of new pulmonary tuberculosis cases

Suitability of IS6110 based polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum of new pulmonary tuberculosis cases

Background and Objectives: Early diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is one of the primary challenges in curtailing its spread. Nucleic acid amplification methods targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) sequences in clinical specimens are increasingly in use as a tool for early tuberculosis...

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Main Authors: Niladri Sekhar Das, Deepak Kumar Mendiratta, Rahul Narang, Dipak C Thamke, Pratibha Narang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
IS6110 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
polymerase chain reaction
pulmonary tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2016;volume=21;issue=1;spage=35;epage=39;aulast=Das

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