Gene Xpert in diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis: an upcoming modality
Journal Title: Santosh University Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) poses a great challenge for treating clinicians in terms of diagnosis and treatment in a woman of reproductive age. It causes significant morbidity or short and long term sequelae, especially infertility for the affected women.The disease often remains silent or may present with non-specific symptomatology. As a result, the prevalence of genital tuberculosis is largely underestimated. Incidence of patient’s with FGTB in infertility varies from 3% to 16% in India. A high degree of suspicion aided by intensive investigations is important in the diagnosis of the disease. Any method that is used to diagnose GTB should be highly sensitive to diagnose the disease reliably in its early stage, so that treatment may improve the prospects of cure before the tubes are damaged beyond recovery. In recent years, Gene Xpert MTB/RIF technique has evolved as a useful and rapid technique for the diagnosis of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).
Authors and Affiliations
Neelima Agarwal, Manisha Gupta, Roopakshi Garg
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP297335
- DOI 10.18231/2455-1732.2017.0015
- Views 71
- Downloads 0
Seasonal variation in birth weights of new born babies
Birth-weight is recognized as a global indicator of community health, and it has been shown to increase over time in developed as well as in some developing countries. Seasonal variations of birth sizes, especially mean...
Mental health and Psychological first aid
Mental health problems are an extremely important issue worldwide due to their impact on the human rights and quality of life of those affected and their families. The potential mental health and psychosocial consequence...
Practicing Medicine in Present Scenario
The practice of Medicine combines medical knowledge, intuition and judgment. It requires the ability to extract information from a mass of contradictory physical signs, laboratory data and imaging films. It involves jud...
Changing scenario of obesity and underweight among women in India – Revisited
Introduction: Obesity and underweight are a concern at global level, and its public health impact can be observed both in developed and developing countries. Objective: To evaluate percent change in prevalence of obesity...
Nano drug delivery system: An insight with review
Nanotechnology is the science of material featuring between 109 and 107 of a meter Pharmaceutical nanotechnology is the latest advancement in pharmacology known for presenting multiple newer tools opportunities and scope...