Specific and Rapid Detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex
in Clinical Samples by Polymerase Chain Reaction

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Samples</td><td align="center">Culture <i>n</i> (%)</td><td align="center">PCR <i>n</i> (%)</td><td align="center"><i>P</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Positive</td><td align="center">41 (68.33)</td><td align="center">42 (70)</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">0.009*</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Negative</td><td align="center">19 (31.67)</td><td align="center">18 (30)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>
              *
              <i>P</i> value &lt; 0.05.<br/></td></tr></table>

Comparison of PCR and culture methods for detection of mycobacterial infections.

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Table 4: Specific and Rapid Detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex
in Clinical Samples by Polymerase Chain Reaction 

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Specific and Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples by Polymerase Chain Reaction

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