FUTURISTIC SCPOPE OF BIOMARKERS IN TUBERCULOSIS
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Pharamceutical and Clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
ABSTRACTOne of the major causes of the mortality from single infectious agent, tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent worldwide. India has the highest number of TBcases in the world. It is the leading cause of death, because of its high mortality and morbidity because of the disease. Reason lies in the emergenceof multidrug-resistant TB strains, and the HIV infection, which reactivates the latent TB making it more severe. Moreover, failure to diagnose TBearly remains one of the primary hurdles in controlling of the disease. TB is a potentially hazardous infectious disease attacks various organs, mainlyaffecting lungs. The bacteria causing TB are spread from one person to another. Tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes lead to thepassage of infection. The disease is generally diagnosed by its symptoms, radiographic methods, and sputum smear microscopy and by cultivation ofthe Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is considered as gold standard. Current advances in molecular biology and molecular epidemiology and a betterunderstanding of drug resistance in TB have given a new horizon to its rapid diagnosis. However, the cost-effective techniques, and their requirementfor sophisticated equipment and skilled personals have excluded their implementation on a routine basis, especially in low-income countries.Keywords: Biochemical markers, Tuberculosis, Microbiological tuberculosis.
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Preeti Sharma, Kumar Pradeep
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