PCR Amplification of the IS6110 Insertion Element of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Fecal Samples from Patients with Intestinal Tuberculosis

PCR amplification of insertion element IS6110 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in fecal samples was evaluated in the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis (ITB). The numbers of samples that tested positive by PCR with SalI digestion were 16/18 untreated-ITB samples, 0/8 treated-ITB samples, 12/14 smear-...

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Main Authors: Balamurugan, Ramadass, Venkataraman, Subramanian, John, K. R., Ramakrishna, Balakrishnan S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
Subjects:
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1479206/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16672431
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.5.1884-1886.2006
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