Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of global public health importance caused by the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, this …

The laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis usually relies on culture-based isolation of the
causative Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. We developed and evaluated the …

Objectives We aimed to assess the variation in patient body weight over time according to
the treatment outcome among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases. Methods …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a major issue worldwide; however, accessibility to drug
susceptibility testing (DST) is still limited in developing countries, owing to high costs and …

Background Accurate and timely tuberculosis diagnosis is the primary step for initiating
effective treatment. The color plate agar-based culture test (TB-CX test) is low cost, simple to …

Background: With the rise in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, there is a search for newer
techniques that will rapidly detect drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is India's major public health problem. According to the
WHO, India harbors the largest number of cases, and TB control remains a challenge in …

Objective: To evaluate performance of thin layer agar (TLA) 7H11 method for detection of
ofloxacin (OFX) and kanamycin (KM) resistance in smear positive clinical specimens of …

El diagnóstico de la tuberculosis ha estado basado en la detección directa de la
micobacteria; sin embargo, se estima que este se puede lograr solamente en el 10% de los …

Tuberkulose und Sarkoidose haben als granulomatöse Erkrankungen nicht nur in ihrer
Histopathologie, sondern auch in der klinischen und radiologischen Präsentation …