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Wahyu Purnomo, Tutik Kusmiati, Soedarsono Soedarsono
…e seen in more than 50% of patients with concurrent HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Approximately 7% of those are presented as a rare case, namely testicular TB, with scrotal mass as common clinical manifestation. Testicular TB should be a different diagnosis, especially in areas with…
Andrea Vejarano-Pombo, Sandra B Amado-Garzón, Javier I Lasso-Apráez, Sebastián Moreno-Mercado, Samuel Martínez-Vernaza, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) poses a public health challenge, particularly among individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, many EPTB cases arise in those without HIV, leaving the underlying factors unclear. **OBJECTIVES:** This study aim…
Ngwira A, Manda S, Karimuribo ED, Kimera SI
…tion of common spatial disease trends between cattle bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and human extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) can support integrated disease control and monitoring programmes. We employed the recently developed multivariate dis…
Mekonnen D, Munshea A, Nibret E, Adnew B, Herrera-Leon S, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), is a chronic infectious disease with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary forms. This study set out to investigate and compare the genomic diversity and transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium tube…
Riyadi Adrizain, Dyah Ayu Shinta Lesmanawati, Fadila Dyah Trie Utami, Anggraini Alam, Djatnika Setiabudi
…mune systems and more prone to secondary infections such as tuberculosis (TB).is a rare case but serious complication of COVID-19. It commonly affects the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematologic, and mucocutaneous systems. This study presents a case of MIS-C in a 15-year-ol…
Muxing Chen, Fan Zhang, Yiping Liu, Youfei Lin, Di Wu, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) remains a critical clinical challenge with high mortality, and its underlying immunopathological mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate age-dependent variations in T lymphocyte subset…
Risan NA, Febrianda RD, Nataprawira HM
…ale neonate with high suggestive of congenital disseminated tuberculosis (TB) [tuberculous meningitis (TBM), pulmonary TB, and ocular TB] at term, low birth weight born cesarean section from a confirmed COVID-19 and pulmonary TB mother who hospitalized in the isolation room and n…
Ramachandran S, R P
Background The Xpert® mycobacterium tuberculosis complex/resistance to rifampin (MTB/RIF) test is widely recognized for its ability to provide rapid and accurate results for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in both pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples. Its utility is especially criti…
Addo SO, Mensah GI, Mosi L, Abrahams AOD, Addo KK
…tic diversity and drug resistance profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates from extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) patients in Ghana, and their associated immune responses. Methods Spoligotyping was performed on 102 MTBC isolates from EPTB patients. Lineages…
Imrani K, El Youssfi Z, Acharki M, Belkouchi A, Billah NM, et al.
Tuberculosis is related to high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Extra-pulmonary forms are increasing in incidence. The diagnosis of extrapulmonary locations, especially abdominal, is often difficult because the clinical and biological signs are not specific, leading to…
E. I. Veselova, Anna Panova, Grigory Kaminskiy, Vadim Testov, Anastasia Samoilova, et al.
…etic methods (MGM) provide rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) DNA and DST. It is critical important for TB and HIV co-infected patients due to acute and severe TB manifestation. <b>Aims:</b> To study efficiency of MTB DNA detection (MTBD) by MGM among new TB case…
Mannava AS, Wesley Garapati CA, Ganguly S, Jaykar KC
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it can affect multiple organ systems. Cutaneous TB, a less common type of extrapulmonary TB can coexist with TB of other organs. Here, we describe a case of multifocal cutaneous TB suggestive of two different morpholog…
Keerthi A. Prakash, Gayathri Aur Ramakrishnan, A. Vasudevan
…nificance of “trace calls” in Xpert Ultra for Mycobacterium tuberculosis /rifampicin and to clear clinical dilemmas for treating Xpert Ultra trace calls with antituberculosis therapy (ATT). Materials and Methods: This is an observational retrospective study that was done at Apoll…
Meghna Patel, M. S. Desai, Amrutlal Leuva
…enexpertMTb/Rif system for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin resistance in extrapulmonary tuberculosis: A prospective study - IJIRM- Print ISSN No: - 2581-4214 Online ISSN No:- 2581-4222 Article DOI No:- 10.18231/j.ijirm.2020.010, IP Indian Journal of I…
Girija Shankar Udgata, S.K. Dash, Sasmita Meher, ANANYA UDGATA, Smruti Ranjan Hota
Background and Aims: Tuberculosis (TB) is severe infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and imposes significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis of active TB forms pulmonary and extrapulmonary is very important and the diagnostic methods such as culture t…
Nasrin R, Uddin MKM, Kabir SN, Rahman T, Biswas S, et al.
…t MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) from different types of extrapulmonary specimens in comparison with culture and composite microbiological reference standard (CRS). A total of 240 specimens were prospectively collected from presumpti…
Liona Christy Pattinasarany, Titis Widowati, Amalia Setyati
Background: Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a form of extrapulmonary TB that can present with or without involvement of the lungs. The diagnosis is difficult to establish, which may lead to diagnostic delays. Effective management of adolescent TB requires a holistic approach from …
Fairuz Fairuz, Hasna Dewi
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which accounts for 10%–40% of the global burden of TB, is strongly associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Diagnosing EPTB is challenging, and recently, there has been a concerted effort to evaluate the latest molecular diagnost…
Shrinivasa B. Marinaik, Sriram Selvaraju, R. Srinivasan, Krishnamoorthy, Sunil Kumar Raina, et al.
…o roughly over half a million cases. Meanwhile the National tuberculosis elimination programme has made coordinated efforts to involve public and private health providers in accelerating TB notification. Government medical colleges which are tertiary care centres act as important…
Araújo RM, Montenegro RA, Peixoto ADS, Silva LLS, da Costa RMPJ, et al.
Background The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) shows numerous difficulties because of non-specific symptomatology and low sensitivity of conventional methods. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a fast and low-cost technique, which can amplify under i…
Chekesa B, Singh H, Gonzalez-Juarbe N, Vashee S, Wiscovitch-Russo R, et al.
Background The lineage 4 (L4) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is not only globally prevalent but also locally dominant, surpassing other lineages, with lineage 2 (L2) following in prevalence. Despite its widespread occurrence, factors influencing the expansion of L4 and its s…
Niu T, Li Y, Ru C, Chen A, Shi Y, et al.
…risk factors, and complication characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) combined with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in elderly patients (aged > 60 years). Clinical data were collected from pathogen positive elderly patients with PTB hospitalized in a teaching hospital…
Sevilla-Fuentes S, Mendoza-Vargas LÁ, Araiza-Rodríguez JF, Berthaúd-González B, Falfán-Valencia R, et al.
…l cavity was requested, confirming the diagnosis of lingual tuberculosis, an extremely rare disease, occurring in less than 1% of extrapulmonary cases. MRI of the cervical spine showed a crush fracture of the C6 and C7 bodies associated with spondylitis of probably infectious eti…
Lan Y, Chen L, Zhang H
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounted for 14% of 6.4 million cases of TB that were reported to WHO in 2017, and genitourinary TB (GUTB) is the second most common type of EPTB. The most common site of GUTB is the kidneys and testicular TB is relatively rare. The case of one…
Daniel Edisha Garba, Uju Marie-Esther Dibua, Chiamaka Ukamaka Oka, Yvonne Ogechukwu Ozoadibe, Friday Attah, et al.
Urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB) is a common extrapulmonary manifestation of TB, but its diagnosis remains challenging due to nonspecific symptoms and limited diagnostic tools. Despite its significant impact on global health, it remains incompletely understood and often overlooked.…