Abdominal Tuberculosis
Abdominal tuberculosis diagnosed by PCR
Published in Health and Medicine Week, July 31st, 2006
According to a recently published report from India, "Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of abdominal tuberculosis is vitally important as it greatly reduces disease and treatment related morbidity and even mortality in extreme cases.
"A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was evaluated for its feasibility as a diagnostic tool in abdominal tuberculosis (TB) in the Indian scenario. PCR for the identification of M. tuberculosis amplified a 340 bp nucleotide sequence located within the 38 kDa protein gene of M. tuberculosis."
"Tissues for processing were obtained from...
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