BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) has become an area of growing
concern throughout the World, despite the global efforts in eliminating TB. Detection of …

Discussion: In this scenario, there is discordance between the results of Xpert MTB/RIF and
the FL-LPA and SL-LPA results. Xpert MTB/RIF is a nested real-time polymerase chain …

Objective To estimate the proportion of microbiologically confirmed disease among children
diagnosed with tuberculosis using RNTCP guidelines. Materials and methods Retrospective …

Background: Early diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is crucial to
halt the spread of drug resistance in the community. Aim: The aim of the study was to …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most important infectious diseases globally, killing
approximately 1.5 million people annually. The burden of infection is disproportionately high …

METHODS: The performance of GeneXpert and acid-fast microscopy were evaluated
against culture in 455 pulmonary and 69 extrapulmonary specimens. Their sensitivity …

Background: Nucleic acid detection has potentially revolutionized diagnosis of tuberculosis
and has established as a screening test of choice. However, conclusions on its role in …

ÖZET Tüberküloz, birçok ülkede ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunu olmaya devam etmektedir.
Etkin hasta yönetimi için aktif hastalığın erken tanı zorunludur. Klinik tanının mikrobiyolojik …

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major infectious disease that causes threat to human health
and leads to death in most of the cases. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent …

The genus Mycobacterium represents a complex family containing a number of clinically
significant pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), Mycobacterium ulcerans …