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Which is more accurate for tuberculosis testing: culture or something like pcr?
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Both are good: Pcr helps in quicker diagnosis while culture can take 6 weeks but helps in finding sensitivity of TB bacilli to different drugs.
Answered 6/11/2014
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See below: Pcr can detect TB sooner than culture. Generally both are used. For additional information, consult the website given below. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5801a3.htm?s_cid=mm5801a3_e.
Answered 6/10/2014
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