Early diagnosis of tuberculosis is a ray of hope for patients. It transforms a potentially devastating journey into a manageable path, saving lives and protecting communities from this fatal disease.

Review Introduction. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge to global health. [] There were an estimated 8.8 million incident cases in 2010 and, of 1.45 million TB deaths, 0.35 million were ...

Tuberculosis is an often fatal but now extremely rare and treatable infectious disease. Modern hygiene, testing, and vaccine have reduced the number of cases dramatically. What happens during a ...

The Xpert MTB/RIF test improved TB diagnosis and reduced time to treatment, but not long-term TB-related morbidity, as many smear-negative patients were treated empirically.

Microbiologic diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis usually requires hospital admission to obtain gastric-lavage fluids or saline-induced sputum. 11 Even then, microbiologic confirmation is achieved ...

Untreated HIV infection increases the risk of tuberculosis. Diagnosis and treatment are challenging, and access to preventive therapy is limited. This review addresses recent research and internati ...

Accurate TB diagnosis requires a combination of tests like TST, IGRAs, sputum smear, culture, chest X-ray, NAATs, and histopathology. Healthcare provi ...