Article
[Bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis].
La Revue du praticien - 1 Apr 2012
Veziris Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Today, microscopic examination and culture are still essential for active tuberculosis diagnosis and therapeutic decisions. Nucleic acid amplification and line probe assays speed up identification and susceptibility testing of mycobacteria in AFB smear positive specimens or in culture. They are also efficient for comparison of M. tuberculosis strains with each other (genotyping). On the other hand, today,...
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