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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings have been reported from S. Haldar et al
July 13th, 2009
"Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most devastating form of meningitis and prompt diagnosis holds the key to its management. Conventional microbiology has limited utility and nucleic acid-based methods have not been widely accepted for various reasons," scientists writing in the Journal of Medical Microbiology report. "In view of the paucibacillary nature of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the recent demonstration of free Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in clinical specimens, the present study was designed to evaluate the utility of CSF 'filtrates' for the diagnosis of TBM using PCR. One hundred and sixty-seven CSF samples were analysed from patients with...
Source: Tuberculosis Week (2009-07-13)
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