Diagnostic Value of Real Time PCR and Associated Bacterial and Fungal Infections in Female Genital Tuberculosis

C. Anchana Devi¹, D. Dhanasekaran², M. Suresh³, Rath³ and N. Thajuddin²

¹Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy - 620 024 India.

²Department of Microbiology, School of Life sciences, Bharathidasan University, Trichy - 620 024 India.

³Doctors Diagnostic Laboratory, Trichy - 620 017 India.

Abstract:

Tuberculosis is one of the global health problem, primarily in developing countries with inadequate health services. The present study aims at to evaluate the diagnostic value of Real Time PCR in female genital tuberculosis and to study the rate of associated bacterial and fungal pathogens.

Keywords:

Female Genital tuberculosis; Real–time PCR; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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