Improved detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using two independent PCR targets in a tertiary care centre in South India | Zendy

Ramya Barani | Zendy; Gopalsamy Sarangan | Zendy; Tessa Antony | Zendy; Soundararajan Periyasamy | Zendy; Anupma Jyoti Kindo | Zendy; Padma Srikanth | Zendy

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Improved detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using two independent PCR targets in a tertiary care centre in South India

Author(s) -

Ramya Barani,

Gopalsamy Sarangan,

Tessa Antony,

Soundararajan Periyasamy,

Anupma Jyoti Kindo,

Padma Srikanth

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1302

Subject(s) - tertiary care , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , medicine , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology

Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide as one of the leading infectious diseases. In India, more than 1.8 million new cases occur every year. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of TB would improve patient care and limit its transmission. This study aimed to evaluate a dual target polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic assay to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pulmonary and extra-pulmonary samples at a tertiary care centre in South India.

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