Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging as an important opportunistic pathogen. Since clinical presentation of NTM infection is similar to tuberculosis (TB), patients present suspected TB or drug resistant TB. Presently in the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP ) not being speciated, but there urgent need characterize so that appropriate treatment can be given many specie...

Background: Diagnosis of EPTB is often delayed due to its paucibacillary nature. Diagnostic modalities like conventional methods and molecular GeneXpert are employed for Mycobacteria detection their results compared. Line Probe Assay used determination resistance in first line second anti-tubercular drugs. Methods: In this study 302 extrapulmonary samples from suspected cases all age groups wer...