The present study was an attempt to establish a suitable method for the effective diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Bangladesh. In this regard, detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 390 different extra-pulmonary specimens was performed by Bright-Field microscopy, light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy and Lowenstein-Jensen culture methods, followed by an extensive comparison among these methods. M. tuberculosis was detected in 53 cases through the conventional Lowenstein-Jensen culture method; 49 cases were detected under Bright-Field microscope, whereas the light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy detected 64 cases. Out of 53 culture-positive isolates, 12 were found to be multi-drug resistant. Light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy was found to be more sensitive and effective than both the Bright-Field microscopy and the Lowenstein-Jensen culture methods. Incidentally, light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy appeared imperative to detecting the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. © 2012 Asian-African Society for Mycobacteriology.
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Munshi, S. K., Rahman, F., Mostofa Kamal, S. M., & Noor, R. (2012). Comparisons among the diagnostic methods used for the detection of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Bangladesh. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 1(4), 190–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2012.10.004
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