Diagnostic performance of isothermal strand displacement amplification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS 6110 in tissue samples | Zendy

Amani Alnimr | Zendy; Areej M. Al-Nemer | Zendy

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Diagnostic performance of isothermal strand displacement amplification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS 6110 in tissue samples

Author(s) -

Amani Alnimr,

Areej M. Al-Nemer

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of mycobacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2212-554X

pISSN - 2212-5531

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2012.09.001

Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , mycobacterium , pathology , lymph node , histopathology , loop mediated isothermal amplification , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , dna , genetics

Visualized histopathological findings in tissue samples are not specific for tuberculosis while mycobacterial cultures from such specimens have low yields and long turn around times. A rapid, sensitive method is therefore needed for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in paucibacillary tissue samples.

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