Uncertainty and doubt dominate all aspects of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). The variable
natural history and accompanying clinical features of TBM hinders the diagnosis. Ziehl …

JVlycobacteria cause diseases of enormous importance in both humans and animals. With
an estimated world prevalence of 30 million cases and an incidence of 10 million new cases …

In the last decade tuberculosis (TB) has reemerged as a major worldwide public health
hazard with increasing incidence among adults and children. Although cases among …

Neurological complications afflict the majority of people who are infected with HIV. These
include opportunistic infections, tumours, vascular and metabolic complications, and also …

Background: Effective tuberculosis (TB) control in HIV-prevalent settings is hindered by
absence of accurate, rapid TB diagnostic tests. We evaluated the accuracy of a urine …

There is an urgent need for improved tools for laboratory diagnosis of active tuberculosis
(TB). Here, we describe two methods, a catch-up ELISA and a dipstick test based on the …

We studied the activity of adenosine deaminase in the cerebrospinal fluid of 40 normal
controls and 205 patients who were grouped according to disease (tuberculous, viral, and …

A coagglutination technique was established for the detection of lipoarabinomannan of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human serum samples and evaluated for its utility in the …

The mycobacteria are an important group of acid-fast pathogens ranging from obligate
intracellular parasites such as Mycobacterium leprae to environmental species such as M …

The rising incidence of tuberculosis worldwide means an increasing burden on diagnostic
facilities, so tests simpler than Ziehl-Neelsen staining are needed. Such tests should be …