ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify and synthesize the scientific knowledge produced
regarding the effectiveness of the GeneXpert test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis …

Tuberculosis of head and neck has been an under diagnosed entity due to large number of
smear negative cases, which results in missing out the positive cases, further increasing the …

Currently there are diagnostic tests available for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
tuberculosis (TB); however, they are still diagnosed separately, which can delay treatment in …

Programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (PMDT) guidelines in India specify
the use of cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) and Line probe assay …

Abstract Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) in Tuberculosis
(TB) is still a big threat worldwide, as it remains one of the leading causes of death. The …

Background: The diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is challenging due to
the pauci-bacillary nature of disease. Recently, WHO recommends GeneXpert/CBNAAT to …

Methods: Records of all patients who undergo CBNAAT in TU are stored as monthly unit. We
randomly selected 10 months from a period of December 2017 to November 2019 by using …

Background India reports the highest number of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases
globally, most of which are lymph node TB (LNTB). In high tuberculosis (TB) burden …

RESUMO OBJETIVO: Identificar e sintetizar o conhecimento científico produzido a respeito
da efetividade do teste GeneXpert no diagnóstico da tuberculose (TB) pulmonar em …

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 …