Fluorescent quantitative PCR detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in tissue sections from granulomatous lesions retrieved using EDTA

Conclusions This study showed that compared with special staining technologies (acid-fast and Auramine O) and molecular pathology detection, fluorescent quantitative PCR with EDTA retrieval could greatly improve the detection rate of TB/non-tuberculous mycobacteria and increase the sensitivity of the fluorescent quantitative PCR.

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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - April 18, 2017 Category: Pathology Authors: Wang, X., Xie, F., Zheng, Q., Qi, X., Li, M., Zhou, X., Zheng, Z. Tags: Molecular biology Original article Source Type: research