COMPARATIVE STUDY DEPICTING EFFICACY OF GENE EXPERT, FLUORESCENT AFB AND ZN STAINING IN TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Authors

  • Dr. Pooja Prapanna Bombay Hospital, Indore

Abstract

Background: The comparative study was conducted at Bombay Hospital in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology over a period from December 2017 to September 2018. Both in- patients and out- patients of all age groups of both sexes presenting with cough and expectoration for 2 or >2 weeks  or lymphadenopathy or cold abscess with or without symptoms like loss of appetite, loss of weight, chest pain and heamoptysis.

Conclusion: Tuberculosis is a menace in developing nations. Timely diagnosis and treatment remains the major pillars to fight against this disease. Amongst the various diagnostic modalities available, PCR is highly sensitive and specific method as compared to ZN and fluorescent staining.

 

Keywords: Gene Expert, Fluorescent AFB, ZN Staining & TB.

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Published

2019-02-27

How to Cite

Dr. Pooja Prapanna. (2019). COMPARATIVE STUDY DEPICTING EFFICACY OF GENE EXPERT, FLUORESCENT AFB AND ZN STAINING IN TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE. International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research, 3(2). Retrieved from https://ijmsdr.com/index.php/ijmsdr/article/view/284

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019)

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