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Tuberculosis
Research from C.M.Z. Abdalla and co-authors provides new data about tuberculosis
February 17th, 2009
"Cutaneous tuberculosis has re-emerged in the last 15 years together with the higher incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis and multidrug resistance. The choice for a single diagnostic tool among the many available today is a challenge," investigators in Sao Paulo, Brazil report. "Our objective was to compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with other exams in the diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis and atypical mycobacteria skin infection. PCR and a set of five different exams were performed in 32 patients (34 samples of paraffin-embedded tissue) evaluated for 3 years in a university hospital, considering the response to mycobacterial infection treatment as a positive...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-17)
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