Tuberculosis Diagnostics
Universal sample processing technique diagnoses extrapulmonary tuberculosis by various test types
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 29th, 2005
According to a study from India, "Definitive and rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is challenging since conventional techniques have limitations. We have developed a universal sample processing (USP) technology for detecting mycobacteria in clinical specimens."
"In this study, this technology was evaluated blindly on 99 extrapulmonary specimens collected from 87 patients. USP-processed specimens were submitted to smear microscopy for detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB), culture, and two PCR tests targeting devR (Rv3133c) and IS6110 gene...
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