Multiplex PCR as a novel method in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis-a pilot study.

Sharma, Kusum; Meena, Rajesh Kumar; Aggarwal, Ashish; Chhabra, Rajesh

Sharma, Kusum; Meena, Rajesh Kumar; Aggarwal, Ashish; Chhabra, Rajesh.

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Sharma K; Department of Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Meena RK; Department of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. drrajeshmeena165@gmail.com.
Aggarwal A; Department of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Chhabra R; Department of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.

Acta Neurochir (Wien) ; 159(3): 503-507, 2017 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28110400

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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Tuberculosis, Spinal/diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/standards; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/standards; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Pilot Projects; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculosis, Spinal/microbiology

Key words

AFB smear; Multiplex PCR; Spine; Tuberculosis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis, Spinal / Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien) Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: India

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