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Možnosti diagnostiky tuberkulózy v paleopatologických výzkumech

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Title in English Possibilities of Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in paleopathological Researches
Authors

VARGOVÁ Lenka HORÁČKOVÁ Ladislava LANGOVÁ Jana

Year of publication 2003
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Ve službách archeologie IV. Sborník k 75. narozeninám Prof.PhDr.V.Nekudy,DrSc.
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Faculty of Medicine

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Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords tuberculosis; PCR analysis; Moravian populations; paleopathology
Description During the last years the authors diagnosed some cases of tuberculous processes on the bones remains from the various historical periods. The paleopathological diagnosis was based on macroscopical, radiological and histological examinations. The most of the progressive method - DNA detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using PCR - was used. The presented research based on experience with paleopathological diagnostic methods of tuberculosis attempts to uncover the limits of all known means to diagnose tuberculosis on the bones.
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