Background Early tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic is one of the critical steps to TB control.
GeneXpert MTB/RIF has been widely proven for a prompt TB diagnosis. The use of …

We read with great interest the article by Mok et al. published in a recent issue of the
Journal. 1 They reported on the results of an observational, retrospective study where the …

Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in China, while delayed patient
finding obstructed disease control, especially for smear-negative patients. The current study …

Background Control of the global Tuberculosis (TB) burden is hindered by the lack of a
simple and effective diagnostic test that can be utilized in resource-limited settings. Methods …

Introduction To evaluate the value of the combination of computed tomography (CT)-guided
percutaneous lung biopsy and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert-Ultra) in enhancing the differential …

Background At present, the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is still challenging, and improving
the efficiency of diagnosis can help prevent and control TB. This retrospective clinical study …

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a common presentation of TB, accounting for 15% of
new TB cases in 2018 (1). Under routine practice, tissue biopsy specimens are often sent for …

Extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) is difficult to diagnose due to paucibacillary nature of disease.
Current study evaluated accuracy of Truenat MTB-Rif Dx (TN), for detection of …

Laboratory confirmation of this infection is challenging due to the paucibacillary nature of
extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB). Bacteriological confirmation of EPTB generally requires …

Background: The Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin (MTB/RIF) assay has shown
good diagnostic efficacy in brushing and biopsy tissue samples from patients with …