Early diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis by phage amplified biological assay.
- Author:
Bao-ying LIU
1
;
Yan LI
;
Lei ZHENG
;
Mei ZHONG
;
Yan-hong YU
;
Meng-zhou XIONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Bacteriological Techniques; methods; Bacteriophages; Biological Assay; methods; Early Diagnosis; Female; Humans; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculosis, Female Genital; diagnosis; Young Adult
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2008;28(7):1313-1314
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo establish an early diagnostic method for detecting female genital tuberculosis.
METHODSEighty-six women with genital tuberculosis during January 2005-September 2007 were examined by phage amplified biological assay, and the results were compared with those from leucorrhea culture, smear and PCR.
RESULTSForty-five patients were tuberculosis positive with 100% of specificity identified by phage amplified biological assay. Twenty patients were tuberculosis positive by PCR. Five patients were culture-positive tuberculosis and no case had smear-positive tuberculosis.
CONCLUSIONPhage amplified biologically assay is sensitive and specific, which could be used for the early diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis.
