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Efficiency of Polymerase Chain Reaction for The Diagnosis of Tuberculous MeningitisA. Rafi1, B. Naghily21From Research Centre for T.B. and Pulmonary Diseases, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.2From Department of Infectious Diseases, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. In view of the importance of early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the efficiency of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), one of the most reliable and sensitive DNA-based assays, was compared with conventional methods (acid-fast microscopy and culture) for the detection of M.tuberculosis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from patients suspected of TBM. A. Rafi, B. Naghily. Efficiency of Polymerase Chain Reaction for The Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis. . 1998; 11(4): 117-120 Sorumlu Yazar: A. Rafi, Iran |
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