The morbidity and mortality due to tuberculosis (TB) is high worldwide, and the burden of
disease among women is significant, especially in developing countries. Mycobacterium …

Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (rarely
Mycobacterium bovis and/or atypical mycobacteria) being usually secondary to TB of the …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay using
samples obtained through bronchoscopy in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis …

Background India accounts for one-fifth of the global TB incidence. While the exact burden of
childhood TB is not known, TB remains one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately two million people and infects around
nine million worldwide annually. Its proper management, especially in resource-limited …

Background Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in infants is challenging due to non-specific
clinical presentations of the disease in this age-group and low sensitivity of widely available …

Objective To evaluate the performance of GeneXpert for detection of mycobacterium
tuberculosis in pus samples and compare its results with conventional techniques in terms of …

Materials and Methods: Twenty-six skin biopsy specimens belonging to clinically suspected
cases of CTB were studied retrospectively. The specimens were divided into two portions …

Abstrak Latar Belakang: Kasus multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB/TB MDR) semakin
meningkat jumlahnya di dunia dan memerlukan deteksi dini untuk mencegah penyebaran …

Introduction: India accounts for one-fifth of the global tuberculosis (TB) incidence, with TB
remaining one of the leading causes of childhood mortality and morbidity. Bacteriological …