Efficacy of an in-house polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid diagnosis of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in patients with tubercular lymphadenitis: Comparison with fine needle aspiration cytology and conventional techniques

Efficacy of an in-house polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid diagnosis of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in patients with tubercular lymphadenitis: Comparison with fine needle aspiration cytology and conventional techniques

<b>Introduction:</b> Tubercular lymphadenitis (TB-L) is the most common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Excisional biopsy with histopathological examination, Ziehl-Neelsen staining (ZNS) and culture and fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, although useful in the diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Sharma Meera, Sethi Sunil, Mishra Ashwini, Chatterjee Shiv, Wanchu Ajay, Nijhawan Raje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Fine needle aspiration cytology
IS6110 PCR
tubercular lymphadenitis
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2010;volume=53;issue=4;spage=714;epage=717;aulast=Sharma

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