Comparison of PCR with standard culture of fine needle aspiration samples in the diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis

Comparison of PCR with standard culture of fine needle aspiration samples in the diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis

Introduction: Lymphadenopathy is the commonest form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) Clinical diagnosis of TB in lymph nodes requires aspiration of the material and isolation of mycobacteria.  Bacterial culture is the gold standard for detection of tubercle bacilli, but it is time-consuming and r...

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Main Authors: Yohannes Derese, Elena Hailu, Tekalign Assefa, Yonas Bekele, Adane Mihret, Abraham Aseffa, Jemal Hussien, Ibrahim Ali, Markos Abebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
tuberculosis
lymphadenitis
FNA
PCR
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2050
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