The Role of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in Diagnosis of Spine Tuberculosis after Pre operativeAnti tuberculosis Treatment
- Author:
Rasit AH
;
Ibrahim SF
;
Wong C
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Tuberculosis;
Spinal Tuberculosis;
- MeSH:
Orthopaedic
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2011;5(1):8-12
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis after 2 weeks of preoperative anti tuberculosis treatment and to compare PCR to the Lwenstein Jensen Culture (LJC) and histopathological examination (HPE) methods. Methods: Twenty five patients were included in this study. Sixteen patients were diagnosed and treated for spinal tuberculosis based on clinical and radiological evidence. Nine patients were controls. The LJC me
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