Research Article: Microbiological Investigations of Fine Needle Aspirates from Newly Suspected and Previously Treated Tubercular Lymphadenitis Patients
Abstract:
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for –% of the total tuberculosis (TB) cases reported globally, where tubercular lymphadenitis (TBLN) contributes to the majority of the cases., TBLN patients who have completed a full course anti-TB treatment regimen have been shown to have enlarged lymph nodes and other TB-like clinical presentations in a significant number. This could be because of a paradoxical reaction or microbiological relapse, possibly due to misuse of drugs for the treatment of the existing TB infection, causing the organism to be drug-resistant.–
Introduction:
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for –% of the total tuberculosis (TB) cases reported globally, where tubercular lymphadenitis (TBLN) contributes to the majority of the cases. , TBLN patients who have completed a full course anti-TB treatment regimen have been shown to have enlarged lymph nodes and other TB-like clinical presentations in a significant number. This could be because of a paradoxical reaction or microbiological relapse, possibly due to misuse of drugs for the treatment of the existing TB…
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