Up to 25% of tuberculosis cases present extrapulmonary involvement. This is produced by
hematogenous and lymphatic spread of the M. tuberculosis bacillus to other organs. The …

Up to 25% of tuberculosis cases present extrapulmonary involvement. This is produced by
hematogenous and lymphatic spread of the M. tuberculosis bacillus to other organs. The …

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for a significant proportion of tuberculosis
cases worldwide. Nevertheless, the diagnosis is often delayed or even missed due to …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of global public health importance caused by the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, this …

The development of effective Mycobacterial antigen diagnostic reagents remains a high
priority. The 6-kDa early secreted antigenic target (ESAT6) and 10-kDa culture filtrate protein …

Each year, there are more than eight million new cases of tuberculosis and 1.3 million
deaths. There is a renewed interest in extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis as its relative …

Introducción. La tuberculosis continúa siendo un problema de salud pública mundial, y la
forma extrapulmonar representa entre 10 y 20% del total de casos en personas …

Background The tuberculin skin test (TST) is a long-established screening method for
tuberculosis. However, the Mantoux technique is often difficult to reliably perform, which …

Background Endobronchial ultrasound–guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-
TBNA) is a diagnostic method for tuberculosis (TB). This study was conducted to determine …

Tuberculosis (TB) has become a global concern due to its increasing incidence, particularly
in immunocompromised patients, closely following the migratory patterns of populations. TB …