Role of PCR method using IS6110 primer in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis among the clinically diagnosed childhood tuberculosis patients at an urban hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Author(s) -
S. Kabir,
Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin,
Mohammod Jobayer Chisti,
Tilka Fannana,
Mohammad Enamul Haque,
Muhammad Reaj Uddin,
Sayera Banu,
Tahmeed Ahmed
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.015
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , medicine , primer (cosmetics) , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , environmental health , pediatrics , pathology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Better methods are needed for the accurate detection of child tuberculosis (TB). This study compared different laboratory tests and evaluated IS6110 PCR for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) among clinically diagnosed child TB patients.
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