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mRNA and DNA PCR tests in cutaneous tuberculosis

Author(s) -

M Ramam,

Chandanmal Suthar,

Tanu Rana,

UrvashiB Singh,

Manoj K. Singh,

V. Ramesh,

VinodK Sharma

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology venereology and leprology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 0973-3922

pISSN - 0378-6323

DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.104671

Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , cutaneous tuberculosis , tuberculosis , nucleic acid , pathology , biology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , real time polymerase chain reaction , staining , medicine , gene , biochemistry

The microbiologic diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis is difficult because most lesions harbor only a small number of mycobacteria that cannot usually be detected by staining for the organism or by culture. Nucleic acid amplification tests based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are potentially useful in this situation.

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