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PCR-Based Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Blood from Immunocompetent Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: A PCR test based on insertion sequence IS1081 was developed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms in the peripheral blood. The method was applied to blood samples from immunocompetent individuals with localized pulmonary tuberculosis. Seven of 16 (43.75%) blood samples were found to be positive for the circulating DNA copies of M. tuberculosis complex.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.3094-3095.1998

Authors: Niyaz Ahmed, Ashok Kumar Mohanty, Utpal Mukhopadhyay, Virender Kumar Batish, Sunita Grover

Institutions: National Dairy Research Institute, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2170457111