Evaluation of real-time PCR of patient pleural effusion for diagnosis of tuberculosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pleural tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis often requires invasive procedures such as pleural biopsy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the <it>IS</it>6110 sequence o...

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Main Authors: Zaha Arnaldo, Guerra Renata L, Conde Marcus B, Olival Liliane, Verza Mirela, Sperhacke Rosa D, Michelon Candice T, Rosso Franciele, Rossetti Maria LR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/279