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Tuberculosis
New findings reported from Mansoura University, Medical Department describe advances in tuberculosis
April 1st, 2008
"Context.-Diagnostic detection of tuberculosis (TB) has improved considerably. Available, standardized, nucleic acid-based amplification techniques have been shown to yield reliable results within 4 to 7 hours of sample processing," investigators in Mansoura, Egypt report. "Objective.-To study the diagnostic performance of Gen-Probe's technique for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in comparison with BACTEC 460 TB culture for both positive and negative Ziehl-Neelsen smears in Egyptian children at risk for TB infection. Design.-We prospectively evaluated 50 children from families with a positive history of TB. All patients were referred from outpatient...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-01)
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