Rapid Detection and Quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Paraffinized Samples by Droplet Digital PCR: A Preliminary Study

Background: Rapid and reliable diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) represents a diagnostic challenge in compartmentalized extrapulmonary TB infection because of the small number of mycobacteria (MTB) and the frequent lack of fresh samples to perform culture. Here, we estimate the performances of homemade...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Frontiers in microbiology Jg. 12; S. 727774
Hauptverfasser:	Antonello, Maria, Scutari, Rossana, Lauricella, Calogero, Renica, Silvia, Motta, Valentina, Torri, Stefania, Russo, Cristina, Gentile, Leonarda, Cento, Valeria, Colagrossi, Luna, Mattana, Giordana, Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo, Vismara, Chiara, Scaglione, Francesco, Veronese, Silvio Marco, Bonoldi, Emanuela, Bandera, Alessandra, Gori, Andrea, Mazzola, Ester, Perno, Carlo Federico, Alteri, Claudia
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Frontiers Media S.A 13.09.2021
Schlagworte:	ddPCR extrapulmonary TB Microbiology MTB MTB diagnosis tuberculosis
ISSN:	1664-302X, 1664-302X
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