GENEXPERT FOR ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS

GeneXpert—A Game-Changer for Tuberculosis Control?

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other single infection, the global burden of TB cases and drug resistance are increasing [1], and most patients still only have access to an inadequate diagnostic test developed more than a century ago. Recent evaluations of a desktop machine called the GeneXpert MTB/ RIF that in less than two hours simultaneously detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis a...

Abdominal Tuberculosis

ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS: A REPORT OF 32 CASES

Abdominal tuberculosis is still a prevalent problem of underdeveloped countries. Although its incidence has been reduced in developed countries, it is still seen in immigrants and immunodeficient patients frequently. In Iran, even though it's incidence has been reduced, we are still confronted with undesired mortality and morbidity. In this article we have evolved new management strategies ...

Abdominal Tuberculosis.

Abdomen is involved in 11% of patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis; The most common site of involvement is the ileocaecal region, other locations of involvement, in order of descending frequency, are the ascending colon, jejunum, appendix, duodenum, stomach, oesophagus, sigmoid colon, and rectum. Apart from the basic work up, Investigations like CT scan, EUS, Capsule endoscopy, Balloon en...

Abdominal tuberculosis.

uberculosis (TB) can involve the entire gastrointestinal tract (GI) ncluding the peritoneum and the pancreatobiliary system. The incidence nd severity depends on the prevalence of TB and infection with human mmunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). Abdominal TB is seen more comonly between 25 and 45 years of age. The modes of infection of the GI nclude hematogenous spread from a primary lung focus that ...