A method for diagnosis of tuberculosis by smear microscopy, culture and polymerase chain reaction using processed clinical samples and kit thereof.

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of processing clinical samples for diagnosing bacterial infections by smear microscopy, culture of PCR as well as a kit for performing the said method. This invention also pertains to two sets of primers specific for the DevR gene of M.tuberculosis as well as to a method of using said primers for screening patients for tuberculosis by PCR.