Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes about 20% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB)
in Korea. Diagnosing EPTB remains challenging because clinical samples obtained from …

… A TB assay for diagnosis and treatment monitoring of EPTB (n = 734) (… a state-of -the-art
network of centers for diagnosis and treatment of both pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. …

… primarily in the lungs (pulmonary TB; PTB) but can also affect other organs, causing
extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Common disease manifestations of EPTB include meningitis, …

… Diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis (E-TB) remains a challenge because clinical … of
diagnostic tests. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is widely used for adjunct diagnosis of E-TB with …

… and extrapulmonary manifestations Citation[1]. As defined in the WHO Global TB report 2013,
extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) is a form of TB … In many cases, pulmonary and extrapulmonary …

… Since the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) is largely depended on the …
diagnosed as EPT cases in a tertiary referral care hospital. Medical records of 312 patients, …

… the reactivation of latent TB and the development of active TB infection2. Although … of
the overall number of TB cases, the reduction of extrapulmonary TB cases has not been as …

… of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In general, the same regimens are used to treat pulmonary
and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, … Treatment duration may need to be extended for central …

… some settings, such as TB involving the central nervous system (CNS). This chapter reviews
the … presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of the more common forms of extrapulmonary TB. …

… for rapid and simultaneous detection of tuberculosis and Rifampicin resistance: Xpert
MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB in adults and children: …