Evaluation of various modalities for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in body fluids.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
;
1999 Oct; 42(4): 435-9
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Diagnosis of tuberculosis in body fluids remains an enigma. This study is an attempt to evaluate various modalities like smear, culture & PCR for the same. Out of 110 samples of body fluids, 68(61.8%) were negative by all the modalities, 11(10%) could be diagnosed by all modalities. 25(22.72%) were diagnosed by PCR alone. 3(2.7%) showed a growth on culture alone while 3 cases (2.7%) could be demonstrated only on smear.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Líquidos Corporais
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Humanos
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Meios de Cultura
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
1999
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