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- S E Baum, D P Dooley, J Wright, E R Kost, and D F Storey.
- Infectious Disease and Gynecological Oncology Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Building 3600, Ft. Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA. sue.baum@cen.amedd.army.mil
- J Reprod Med. 2001 Oct 1; 46 (10): 929-32.
BackgroundFemale genital tract tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of infertility in developing countries. It is a paucibacillary form of the disease of which smears and cultures are usually negative.CaseWe were able to use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA to support a clinical and histologic diagnosis of a typical case of culture negative female genital tract TB.ConclusionPCR may be a useful adjunct to diagnostic efforts in gynecologic tuberculosis.
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