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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by nested polymerase chain reaction in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens

Adriana Antônia da Cruz Furini, Heloisa da Silveira Paro Pedro, Jean Francisco Rodrigues, Lílian Maria Lapa Montenegro, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado, Célia Maria Landi Franco, Haiana Charifker Schindler, Ida Maria Foschiani Dias Batista, Andréa Regina Baptista Rossit

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia · 2013 · 11 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Although NPCR proved to be a very useful tool for the detection of M. tuberculosis complex, clinical, epidemiological, and other laboratory data should also be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

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