Nearly one-third of the human population is infected with tuberculosis. Of those with active
disease, approximately 10% are impacted by skeletal tuberculosis. Though, traditionally a …

Spinal tuberculosis is a destructive form of tuberculosis. It accounts for approximately half of
all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis is more common in children …

At present, laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis is based on isolation of the bacteria
from clinical samples followed by standard microbiological tube testing, detection of anti …

Introduction Bone and joint tuberculosis has increased in the past two decades in relation
with AIDS epidemics. Material and methods A literature review of bone and joint …

Introduction: The incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis is increasing, attributed to an ageing
population with inherent co-morbidities and improved case ascertainment. Sources of data …

Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis with a huge economic impact on animal husbandry and
public health. The diagnosis of human brucellosis can be protracted because the disease …

During the last two decades, the resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) has been documented in
both developed and developing nations, and much of this increase in TB burden coincided …

Purpose The aim of this article has been to analyze the clinical and radiological data
suggesting tuberculous vertebral osteomielitis (TVO), and then discuss the steps to be …

OBJECTIVES: The observed higher incidence of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO)
may entail an increasing number of patients with no microbiologic diagnosis. The true …

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an in vitro technique for the nucleic acid amplification,
which is commonly used to diagnose infectious diseases. The use of PCR for pathogens …