Methods: This prospective study included adult patients suspected to have urinary
tuberculosis from March 2014 to December 2017. Three urine samples were collected from …

Background According to reports, between 30 and 40 percent of extrapulmonary
tuberculosis (EPTB) cases are caused by urinary tract tuberculosis (UTB). It is critical to …

Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) accounts for up to 40% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
cases. Rapid tests for GUTB are urgently needed because it is often associated with delayed …

Objectives Effective methods for diagnosing urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB) are important for
its clinical management. Therefore, we undertook a systematic review to assess the …

Abstract Introduction WHO endorsed Xpert MTB/RIF assay has proven to be rapid with
results obtained within 2 h. The evidence base regarding the use of Xpert MTB/RIF in …

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 …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in Pakistan. The World Health Organization has
recently endorsed the Gene Xpert MTB/RIF assay for rapid detection of smear negative and …

Objectives. To evaluate the role of urinary polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the detection
of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) in patients with a clinical suspicion of genitourinary …

Background The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay technology allows rapid and sensitive
diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) from sputum specimens. However, diagnosis of …

Conventional bacteriological methods are not generally helpful in diagnosing urinary
tuberculosis (UTB). GeneXpert is endorsed for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis …