Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 8th, 2005 "Early
and rapid detection of the causative organism is necessary in
tuberculosis, particularly tuberculous meningitis, as the
disease affects mainly children and if untreated or improperly
treated can cause severe central nervous system disorders and
can often be fatal. "An in-house-developed PCR technique was
developed for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA,
in which the target for amplification was a 340 bp nucleotide
sequence located within the 38 kDa protein gene," scientists in
India report. "The test can detect... Want to see the full
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