Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detected by modified fluorescent in situ hybridization in lymph nodes of clinical samples | Zendy

Juan Rodriguez-Nuñez | Zendy; F.J. Avelar | Zendy; Francisco Márquez | Zendy; Bruno RivasSantiago | Zendy; César Quiñones | Zendy; Alma L. Guerrero-Barrera | Zendy

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detected by modified fluorescent in situ hybridization in lymph nodes of clinical samples

Author(s) -

Juan Rodriguez-Nuñez,

F.J. Avelar,

Francisco Márquez,

Bruno RivasSantiago,

César Quiñones,

Alma L. Guerrero-Barrera

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.1752

Subject(s) - lymph , in situ , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , in situ hybridization , fluorescence , pathology , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , genetics , gene expression , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , gene

Lymph node tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is the most frequently identified type in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Conventional diagnosis has serious limitations for rapid detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in clinical samples. Here PCR and modified FISH have been tested as complementary diagnosis methods for extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

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