Diagnosis Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) In Macaques Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) From Blood Samples
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Date
2010-02
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TANUVAS, Chennai
Abstract
Tuberculosis is an important zoonotic threat to non-human primates and
their care takers. The diagnosis of this disease is based upon the intradermal
skin test, Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining, culture and other molecular methods.
However, in general the culture of organism is considered as a ‘golden
standard’ for the diagnosis of tuberculosis, the time consumption is more.
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was evolved for the rapid diagnosis of
mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). PCR was used in this study to
screen the captive macaques for mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)
from its blood samples.
Description
TNV_WLC_Feb2010_37
Keywords
Veterinary Science, Wildlife Science