Comparative Study between Fluorescent Microscopy, Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and Gene Xpert for the Detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis from Clinical Suspects of Smear Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis Pa

The study was conducted on100 suspected sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis causes attending ICTC of MGM District Hospital Warangal.. All the suspect’s sputum was screened

The patients included in this study were diagnosed as, pulmonary tuberculosis on the basis of sputum smear microscopy.. Highly suspected TB patients were also

Authors recommend thyroid function test to be done in all cases of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis before initiating treatment, during the course of treatment and if

Therefore, this study aimed to assess the trends in treatment outcomes for smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases notified in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria, between

The objective of this study is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the tuberculosis treatment algorithm used for the diagnosis of sputum smear negative

Background: The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPT) in resource-limited countries is often solely based on clinical signs,

Keywords: Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis, Treatment outcomes, Unsuccessful treatment outcome, Tuberculosis treatment duration, Penang, Malaysia2. *

A prospective case–control study was conducted among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their household contacts without symptoms suggestive of TB (controls). A