Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på emneord "Tuberculous lymphadenitis"
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Evaluation of treatment response in extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-16)Background Diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is challenging and many patients are initiated on empirical anti-TB treatment without a laboratory confirmed diagnosis. Monitoring treatment response is thus important ... -
Immunocytochemical detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis complex specific antigen, MPT64, improves diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis and tuberculous pleuritis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-25)Background: A rapid, sensitive and accurate laboratory diagnosis is of prime importance in suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases. However, traditional techniques for the detection of acid-fast bacilli have ... -
Serodiagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis using a combination of antigens
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Background: The diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) by conventional methods such as culture and microscopy has low sensitivity and requires an invasive procedure. A simple rapid serological test would be of ...