From: Evaluation of six different DNA extraction methods for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by means of PCR-IS6110: preliminary study
Patients
Gender
Origin
Hypothesis/Symptoms
Past TB
HIV
1
m
Ward
Fever to clarify
No
Yes
2
f
Outpatient
Cough to clarify
3
TB
4
Cough and emaciation to clarify
5
TB or nocardiosis