Sensitivity and Specificity of TaqMan Real Time PCR, PCR, Microscopy and Culture in Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in a High Incidence of Tuberculosis Province in Southeast of Iran
Sensitivity and Specificity of TaqMan Real Time PCR, PCR, Microscopy and Culture in Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in a High Incidence of Tuberculosis Province in Southeast of Iran
Taghi Naserpour Farivar 1 , * ,
Pouran Johari 1 ,
Mohammad Hashemi Shahri 2 ,
Mohammad Naderi 2 ,
Roya Alavi 2 and
Batoul Sharifi-Mood 2
To Cite: Naserpour Farivar T, Johari P, Hashemi Shahri M, Naderi M, Alavi R, et al. Sensitivity and Specificity of TaqMan Real Time PCR, PCR, Microscopy and Culture in Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in a High Incidence of Tuberculosis Province in Southeast of Iran, Biotech Health Sci. 2014 ; 1(1):e19194. doi: 10.17795/bhs-19194.
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