Screening of tuberculosis suspected subjects using real-time PCR, TaqMan method; Northeastern Iran
In-house qPCR assays using standard reagents, which are generally available can confirm that this method more practical, time-saving, and feasible for TB-suspected individuals, particularly in extrapulmonary forms such as urine, CSF, and paraffin-embedded samples, compared to direct microscopy and culture.
Authors
- Saman Soleimanpour
- Arman Mosavat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-4664)
- Sanaz Ahmadi Ghezeldasht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0975-6133)
- Seyed Abdolrahim Rezaee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6814-5992)
- Mohammad Derakhshan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4052-3119)
Institutions
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102932
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00