Spinal tuberculosis: a review
RK Garg, DS Somvanshi - The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
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 …
all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis is more common in children …
Current diagnosis and management of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis
JM Fontanilla, A Barnes… - Clinical Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis accounts for∼ 10% of tuberculosis cases in the
United States. Epidemiologic characteristics include a 1.4: 1 female-to-male ratio, a peak …
United States. Epidemiologic characteristics include a 1.4: 1 female-to-male ratio, a peak …
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by smear, culture, and PCR using universal sample processing technology
S Chakravorty, MK Sen, JS Tyagi - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Definitive and rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is challenging since
conventional techniques have limitations. We have developed a universal sample …
conventional techniques have limitations. We have developed a universal sample …
Peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
A Polesky, W Grove, G Bhatia - Medicine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
We reviewed 106 patients referred to our institution for treatment of peripheral tuberculous
adenitis to establish the epidemiologic, clinical, and pathologic manifestations of this …
adenitis to establish the epidemiologic, clinical, and pathologic manifestations of this …
Characterization of a two-component system, devR-devS, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
N Dasgupta, V Kapur, KK Singh, TK Das… - Tubercle and Lung …, 2000 - Elsevier
By subtractive hybridization, we isolated genes, differentially expressed in virulent strain
(dev), that are expressed at higher levels in the virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv …
(dev), that are expressed at higher levels in the virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv …
Comparison of the conventional diagnostic modalities, bactec culture and polymerase chain reaction test for diagnosis of tuberculosis
Purpose: To evaluate the performance of 65 kDa antigen based PCR assay in clinical
samples obtained from pulmonary and extrapulmonary cases of tuberculosis. Methods: One …
samples obtained from pulmonary and extrapulmonary cases of tuberculosis. Methods: One …
GeneXpert polymerase chain reaction for spinal tuberculosis: an accurate and rapid diagnostic test
M Held, M Laubscher, HJ Zar… - The bone & joint journal, 2014 - boneandjoint.org.uk
The lack of an accurate, rapid diagnostic test for mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is a major
handicap in the management of spinal TB. GeneXpert, a new, rapid molecular diagnostic …
handicap in the management of spinal TB. GeneXpert, a new, rapid molecular diagnostic …
Identification of the causative organism of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Ethiopia by PCR
D Kidane, JO Olobo, A Habte, Y Negesse… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) is a common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with
multiple differential diagnoses. Demonstration of the etiologic agent by smear microscopy or …
multiple differential diagnoses. Demonstration of the etiologic agent by smear microscopy or …
Bovine tuberculosis in India: potential basis for zoonosis
Our laboratory has designed a specific nested-PCR (N-PCR) assay, based on the hupB
gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Rv2986c) and Mycobacterium bovis (Mb3010c) as a …
gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Rv2986c) and Mycobacterium bovis (Mb3010c) as a …
Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from non-tubercular mycobacteria by nested multiplex PCR targeting IS6110, MTP40 and 32kD alpha antigen …
P Sinha, A Gupta, P Prakash, S Anupurba… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Control of the global burden of tuberculosis is obstructed due to lack of simple,
rapid and cost effective diagnostic techniques that can be used in resource poor-settings. To …
rapid and cost effective diagnostic techniques that can be used in resource poor-settings. To …