Open AccessTuberculosis – burden and serodiagnosis
Author(s) -
Mohiuddin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
imc journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-1721
pISSN - 2519-1586
DOI - 10.3329/imcjms.v14i1.47457
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , serology , cause of death , intensive care medicine , disease , immunology , pathology , antibody
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Clinical features and demonstration of the organism by microscopy/culture are still the mainstay of diagnosis of tuberculosis. The present paper reviews the burden of TB and the role of serology in its diagnosis.
Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2020; 14(1): 59-69