Dear Editor, Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis is rare, and accounts for 10% of all cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis.1 We report one such case for its unusual clinicoradiological picture, which was more compatible with a benign bone tumour rather that an infectious disease. A 22-year-old male presented with pain in the left ankle for about 1 month, with no history of trauma, fever, weight lo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the detection of M. tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens and to compare it with conventional techniques. METHODS During a period of 10 months from December 2012 through September 2013, two hundred and forty five clinically TB suspects were enrolled for Xpert MTB\RIF assay. The cohort comprised of 20...

BACKGROUND Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a global problem due to the high morbidity and mortality it causes. Peru is one of the countries with the highest numbers of cases of XDR-TB, which increase every year. CASE REPORT We present the case of two siblings who developed XDR-TB, underwent surgery twice, and were in individualized treatment for more than 6 years. Finally th...

INTRODUCTION The treatment of individuals with active tuberculosis (TB) and the identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) contacts are the two most important strategies for the control of TB. The objective of this study was compare the performance of tuberculin skin testing (TST) with QuantiFERON-TB Gold In TUBE(r) in the diagnosis of LTBI in contacts of patients with...