Diagnostic Approach for Tuberculosis : Sensitivity of Mantoux, ESR, Smear positivity- A comparative study in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB

This book examines some of the techniques which deal with the pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in about 46 patients, whose blood samples were collected from different hospitals in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. In this era of tuberculosis and the global resurgence of infectious diseases such as AIDS and malaria, there is wide-spread interest and concern about the cultural, ecological and political factors directly related to the increased prevalence of infectious disease. The interrelationship between sensitivity of mantoux, ESR and smear positivity rates will have a varied effect on the diagnosis of tuberculosis. This material will be a vital resource for those working in or studying medical anthropology, epidemiology and public health, international health and infectious disease and medical parasitology.