Introduction
Increasing evidence suggests that musculoskeletal tuberculosis (MSTB) causes significant morbidity due to the late presentation of symptoms and lack of accurate diagnosis. We aimed to assess the utility of two modalities, viz. radiology and molecular methods, in the early diagnosis of MSTB. Also, the rate of resistance to two basic first-line antitubercular drugs in musculoskeletal TB cases among clinically suspected patients was analyzed.
Methods
Samples from 119 patients with clinical suspicion of musculoskeletal TB were included. A radiological workup of patient and smear microscopy, mycobacterial culture, real-time multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT), and line probe assay (LPA) of samples were carried out.
Results
Maximum positivity (69.74%) was observed by real-time multiplex, followed by CBNAAT and LPA (68.9%), mycobacterial culture (40.3%), and smear microscopy (19.3%). One additional a
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