Comparison of in house polymerase chain reaction with conventional techniques for the detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> DNA in granulomatous lymphadenopathy

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AIMS: To evaluate the usefulness of the devR based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in lymph node aspirates and tissues of lymphadenitis and to compare PCR with conventional diagnostic techniques. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Coded specimens of fine needle aspirates and biopsies from 22 patients with tuberculous lymphadenitis, 14 patients with non-tubercular lymphadenitis,...

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