Pulmonary diseases due to mycobacteria cause significant morbidity and mortality to human
health. In addition to tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), recent …

Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) is a third generation of polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) that enables the exact quantification of nucleic acid targets within a sample …

In general, chest radiographs (CXR) have high sensitivity and moderate specificity for active
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) screening when interpreted by human readers. However, they …

Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, primarily affecting low-and
middle income countries and individuals with limited-resources within fractured health care …

Tuberculosis has remained a global concern for public health affecting the lives of people for
ages. Approximately 10 million people are affected by the disease and 1.5 million succumb …

Early diagnosis and on-time effective treatment are indispensable for Tuberculosis (TB)
control-a life threatening infectious communicable disease. The conventional techniques for …

Aim: To improve the diagnostic accuracy of immuno-PCR (I-PCR) in tuberculosis (TB)
patients by using functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coupled with detection …

Tuberculosis is the most common mycobacterial disease that affects humans worldwide.
Rapid and reliable diagnosis of mycobacteria is crucial to identify infected individuals, to …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global problem, especially with the high prevalence of HIV-TB
co-infection. Delayed diagnosis and continual transmission contribute to high mortality in …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), is one of the top 10 causes
of death worldwide. Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) poses a major threat to the World …