Evaluation of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction for Rapid Diagnosis of Clinically Suspected Tuberculous Pleurisy
Background: Early diagnosis of tuberculosis is important in its control. The conventional techniques like smear microscopy and culture suffer from low sensitivity for diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis like Pleural Tuberculosis (PTB) due to paucibacillary nature of the fluid. Polymerase C...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3577/11-%206255_E(%20_%20)_PF1(%20_%20)Re-Formatting(P)_PF1(PP).pdf |