COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFICACY OF ZIEHL- NEELSEN STAIN AFB LIQUID CULTURE AND GENE XPERT ALONG WITH RADIOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN SUSPECTED PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Dr Pramod Chaudhari; Dr Rahul Lokhande

Volume : VIII, Issue : XI, November - 2019

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFICACY OF ZIEHL- NEELSEN STAIN AFB LIQUID CULTURE AND GENE XPERT ALONG WITH RADIOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN SUSPECTED PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Dr Pramod Chaudhari, Dr Rahul Lokhande

Abstract :

Tuberculosis occurs in every part of the world with over 95% of cases and deaths occurring in developing countries . People infected with TB bacteria have 5-15 % lifetime risk of falling ill with TB . However ,persons with compromised immune system , such as people living with HIV, malnutrition or diabetes , or people who use tobacco, have a much higher risk of falling ill 1 . Health Assembly in 2014 adopted a new End TB strategy targeting the �end of the epidemic � by 2035.defined as a global incidence of less than 10 cases per 100,000 people , similar to the situation of advanced economies of today . The strategy , besides proposing a patient- centred care approach that consist of the basics of TB control complemented by all modern technologies available and a bold health policy environment that emphasizes universal coverage and social protection , promotes rapid intensification of research efforts in a way that results in new means and their immediate application every where 2 .