Does Polymerase Chain Reaction of Tissue Specimens Aid in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis?

• Autors principals: Yoo Jin Lee (Autor), Seojin Kim (Autor), Youngjin Kang (Autor), Jiyoon Jung (Autor), Eunjung Lee (Autor), Joo-Young Kim (Autor), Jeong Hyeon Lee (Autor), Youngseok Lee (Autor), Yang-seok Chae (Autor), Chul Hwan Kim (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
• Accés en línia: Connect to this object online.

Background Mycobacterial culture is the gold standard test for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), but it is time-consuming. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a highly sensitive and specific method that can reduce the time required for diagnosis. The diagnostic efficacy of PCR differs, so this study dete...