Mycobacterium tuberculosis is genetically detectable.
Currently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA testing can be used for in vitro gene amplification techniques, also known as fluorescent quantitative PCR, and results are usually available the same day. In addition, Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA testing can also be done using the gene chip method as well as high-throughput sequencing.
Before the advent of in vitro gene amplification technology, Mycobacterium tuberculosis testing generally used microbial bacterial culture in microbiology laboratories as the gold standard. However, this method is more time-consuming as the testing time is lengthy, potentially taking days to weeks.
In addition, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogenic bacterium, and once infected with this pathogenic bacterium, it poses a certain threat to the patient’s organism and requires active treatment.