Evaluation of IS6110 PCR, BACTEC and conventional methods in rapid diagnosis of extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases attending two tertiary care hospitals in North India

摘要

Background: In developing countries the diagnosis of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) with conventional diagnostic tools is a major challenge. EPTB encounters many problems like pauci-bacillary nature, inadequate sample volume. All the limitations reflect in the poor contribution of conventional bacteriological technique in the establishment of diagnosis of EPTB. The objective was to evaluate IS6110 PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex for diagnosis of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases attending tertiary care hospitals.