Role of PCR method using IS6110 primer in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis among the clinically diagnosed childhood tuberculosis patients at an urban hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Objective: Better methods are needed for the accurate detection of child tuberculosis (TB). This study compared different laboratory tests and evaluated IS6110 PCR for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) among clinically diagnosed child TB patients.

Methods: A total of 102 paediatric patients (<15 years old) with clinically diagnosed TB were enrolled in this study.

Pulmonary tuberculosis and drug resistance in Dhaka central jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh.

Background: There are limited data on TB among prison inmates in Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), its drug resistance and risk factors in Dhaka Central Jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh.

Methods: Cross sectional survey with, active screening of a total number of 11,001 inmates over a period of 2 years.