Comparison of PCR with standard culture of fine needle aspiration samples in the diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-57

  Derese, Yohannes ^a,b   Hailu, Elena ^a   Assefa, Tekalign ^b   Bekele, Yonas ^a   Mihret, Adane ^a   Aseffa, Abraham ^a   Hussien, Jemal ^a   Ali, Ibrahim ^a,b   Alemayehu, Markos Abebe ^a  

^a ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

FNA; Lymphadenitis; PCR; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ERLICH ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING; STANDARD; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 84856021730     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2050     Document Type: Article

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