Assessment of the N-PCR Assay in Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis: Detection of M.tuberculosis in Pleural Fluid and Sputum Collected in Tandem

• Parameet Kumar,

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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• Manas K. Sen,

  Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

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• Devendra S. Chauhan,

  Affiliation National JALMA Institute of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra, India

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• Vishwa M. Katoch,

  Affiliation Department of Health Research (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) and Indian Council of Medial Research, Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

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• Sarman Singh,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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• Hanumanthappa K. Prasad

  * E-mail: hk_prasad@hotmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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