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===Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT)=== | ===Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT)=== | ||
*Heterogeneous group of tests that use [[polymerase chain reaction]] ([[PCR]]) to detect [[mycobacterial]] [[nucleic acid]]. | *Heterogeneous group of tests that use [[polymerase chain reaction]] ([[PCR]]) to detect [[mycobacterial]] [[nucleic acid]].<ref name="pmid28110400">{{cite journal| author=Sharma K, Meena RK, Aggarwal A, Chhabra R| title=Multiplex PCR as a novel method in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis-a pilot study. | journal=Acta Neurochir (Wien) | year= 2017 | volume= 159 | issue= 3 | pages= 503-507 | pmid=28110400 | doi=10.1007/s00701-016-3065-0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28110400 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Other Diagnostic Tests
Acid Fast Staining
Demonstration of acid fast bacilli in the CT guided biopsy specimen sample confirms the diagnosis.
Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAAT)
- Heterogeneous group of tests that use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect mycobacterial nucleic acid.[1]
References
- ↑ Sharma K, Meena RK, Aggarwal A, Chhabra R (2017). "Multiplex PCR as a novel method in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis-a pilot study". Acta Neurochir (Wien). 159 (3): 503–507. doi:10.1007/s00701-016-3065-0. PMID 28110400.