background: genital tuberculosis is a chorionic disease and mostly occurs by haematogenous spread from extra genital source like lungs, peritoneum, lymph nodes and bones. transmission through a sexual intercourse is also possible. since the majority of patients are in reproductive ages, involvement of fallopian tubes and endometrium cause infertility in patients. cases: reviewing 4 cases of fem...

BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of tuberculosis is crucial, especially in Korea, where tuberculosis is endemic. AIMS To evaluate the validity of the ICT tuberculosis test (ICT) in early diagnosis of tuberculosis. METHODS Sixty eight patients with tuberculosis were tested; 37 had no history of previous tuberculosis (patient group 1), and 31 had reactivated tuberculosis (patient group 2). The cont...

Drug resistance (especially multiple drug resistance) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis makes global concerns in treatment and control of tuberculosis. Rapid diagnosis of drug resistant strains of the bacteria has vital importance in the prognosis of the disease. The aim of this study was to identify the mutations responsible for drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains derived from pa...

Magnesium is an essential metal that has important roles in physiological function of the body organs. Ethambutol is an oral antitubercular agent with chelating effects owing to its chemical structure. The aim of present study is to determine whether ethambutol usage can alter serum magnesium concentration in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Sixty patients with diagnosis of pulmonary tuber...

  Abstract   Backgrounds: Pott's disease is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and   presents with several clinical patterns. Delay in diagnosis and management may   cause serious complications. We conducted a retrospective study between 1991-   2006 to evaluate clinical presentation, radiologic and laboratory findings, and therapeutic   approaches to spinal tuberculosis.   Methods: We...

conclusions pcr was the most sensitive, accurate and rapid method for diagnosis of tb. it was concluded that, for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, pcr directly from sputum may be recommended in bangladesh, especially in suspected tuberculosis patients who remain negative by conventional methods. patients and methods a total of 150 clinically suspected pulmonary tb patients (male/female:...