Open AccessValue of the Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for Detecting Tuberculosis in the Bronchial Tissue Involved by Anthracosis
Author(s) -
Majid Mirsadraee,
Ahmad Shafahie,
Mohammad Reza Khakzad,
Mojtaba Sankian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000063
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , tuberculosis , polymerase chain reaction , mycobacterium tuberculosis , acid fast , ziehl–neelsen stain , significant difference , bronchoscopy , pathology , staining , gastroenterology , surgery , sputum , biology , biochemistry , gene
Anthracofibrosis is the black discoloration of the bronchial mucosa with deformity and obstruction. Association of this disease with tuberculosis (TB) was approved. The objective of this study was to find the additional benefit of assessment of TB by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.