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Diagnostic value of combined-diagnostic methods of brain tuberculoma tissue specimens: a case series

2023-10-14

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold>: The diagnosis of brain tuberculoma (BT) is sometimes challenging. Herein, we presented a case series to evaluate the combined-diagnostic methods, including acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Gene Xpert and histopathology, of tuberculoma tissue specimens (TTSs). <bold>Methods</bold>: A total of 16 patients (11 HIV-positive, 5 HIV-nega...

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Literature Corpus work: 4c47b35c-e82b-5192-8580-85aaa16718df
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3429789/v1

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