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Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 151-154 (2009)

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Newer diagnostic techniques for tuberculosis

Nazish FatimaCorresponding Author Informationemail address

Abstract 

Because of the low sensitivity of sputum smears and the delay in cultures (2–4 weeks for a result), a variety of new technologies have been developed for the more rapid and sensitive detection of PTB. This article address the new diagnostic techniques for Tuberculosis. These techniques help in early daignosis of tuberculosis.

KeywordsTuberculosis, Bactec, PCR

Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P, India

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PII: S1755-0017(09)00084-0

doi:10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.09.015

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