Evaluation of: Tortoli E, Russo C, Piersimoni C et al. Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Eur. Respir. J. doi:10. ...

In low-incidence, high-resource settings, Xpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis/Rifampicin Ultra (Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra [Xpert-Ultra]) testing, an automated nucleic acid ...

SAN DIEGO -- "Smell technology" might improve the diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) around the world, a researcher said here. A device that detects a pattern of chemicals in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The most common site of extrapulmonary TB infection was the pleural cavity. Comorbidities associated with ...

This is an adverse form of the disease which is prevalent especially in our immunocompromised patients from various causes. As the world marks tuberculosis (TB) day with the theme ‘Wanted: Leaders for ...

Tuberculosis (TB) does not only affect the lungs — it can also affect other areas of the body, known as extrapulmonary TB. Types of extrapulmonary TB include gastrointestinal TB, skeletal TB, liver TB ...

The World Health Organization (WHO; Geneva, Switzerland) estimated that 10 million individuals contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 2018, resulting in a significant global disease burden. For World TB Day ...

The patient, a 42-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone, reported swelling and pain in the fifth finger of her left hand for about 1-week.