Evaluation of the effectiveness of PCR in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Author:
Ho Minh Ly
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
tuberculosis, PCR
- MeSH:
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Tuberculosis;
Diseases
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;13(1):26-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The effectiveness of PCR method in diagnosis extrapulmonary tuberculosis was evaluated on the total of 215 specimens collected from extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients and then was compared to cultural results and smear microscopy looking for M.tuberculosis. Results showed that, in the diagnosis, the overall sensitivity of PCR was 61.4%, higher than those of culture (18.1%) and smear microscopy (7.9%). Most of cultural positive cases were positive in PCR
