Evaluation of real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of the 16s ribosomal RNA gene of mycobacterium tuberculosis and the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis in a country with a high tuberculosis incidence

• Main Authors: Patcharasarn Linasmita, Suthan Srisangkaew, Thanwa Wongsuk, Thongchai Bhongmakapat, Siriorn P. Watcharananan
• Other Authors: Srinakharinwirot University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14708
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background.Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Currently, the standard diagnostic test for TBL is culture, which takes more than several weeks to yield results. We studied a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for rapid detection of Mycobacte...