National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Tuberculosis is caused by various strains of Mycobacteria usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis [1]. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough, sneeze, or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air [2]. In 15-20% of active cases, the infection spreads outside the lungs, causing other kinds of TB [4]. These are collectively denoted as “Extra pulmonary Tuberculosis” extra pulmonary TB occurs more commonly in immune suppressed persons and young children. This study was conducted in tertiary care hospital, Jamnagar. Total 230 Extra Pulmonary (Pus, Body Fluid, Abscess, CSF, Lymph nodes, Biopsy, Urine, BAL, Tissue) Suspected case of MTB samples were received during the study period. Out of total 230 Extra pulmonary samples, in 64(27.82%) samples Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacilli (MTB) were detected by GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay. Out of 64 positive extra pulmonary MTB cases, 32(50%) were belongs to male gender and 32(50%) were belongs to female gender, highest numbers of MTB positive cases were found in age group of 11-20 years which were 18(28.1%) followed by 21-30 years which were 15(23.4%). The study revealed the GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay test offers a potential solution for improving early MTB diagnosis.
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