Open AccessMultidrug resistance in tubercular mediastinal adenopathy diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration
Author(s) -
Amit Dhamija,
Saurabh Goyal,
Abhinav Guliani,
Reena Raveendran,
A. K. Basu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_421_19
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , tuberculosis , drug resistance , mycobacterium tuberculosis , multiple drug resistance , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , endobronchial ultrasound , radiology , surgery , lung cancer , lung , pathology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , biology
Drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. It is easy to assess for drug resistance in pulmonary samples, but the resistance pattern of TB in the mediastinal nodes has not been studied. The aim of this study is to assess the incidence of multidrug resistance in tubercular mediastinal adenopathy with the help of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.