Usefulness of the polymerase chain reaction dot-blot assay, used with Ziehl-Neelsen staining, for the rapid and conveni­ent diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in human immuno­deficiency virus-seropositive and -seronegative individuals

• Auteurs principaux: Luciene Cardoso Scherer (Auteur), Rosa D. Sperhacke (Auteur), Maria L. R. Rossetti (Auteur), Antonio Ruffino-Netto (Auteur), Afrânio L. Kritski (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: MDPI AG, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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There are scarce data regarding the value of molecular tests, when used in parallel with classical tools, for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) under field conditions, especially in regions with a high burden of TB-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. We evaluated the usefulness of the...