Evaluating PCR, culture & histopathology in the diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 40-46

  Thangappah, R B P ^a   Paramasivan, C N ^b   Narayanan, Sujatha ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Culture; Female genital TB; Histopathology; Laparoscopy; PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PERITONEAL FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80054743527     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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