Deep Neck Space Infection a Study of 150 Cases at Tertiary Care Hospital.

Deep neck space infection (DNSI) is the infection of the potential space in the Neck; in this study our aim is to identify various aetiological causes, common site, bacteriology, and complications arising from it. DNSI is traditionally managed by prompt surgical drainage of the abscess followed by culture specific antibiotics. It is a prospective cross sectional type of study done conducted on 150 patients suffering from DNSI, it was conducted from March 2019 to March 2020 (1 year duration) at Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, A.

To Study the Role of Cartridge-Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) in Early Diagnosis of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Diagnosing EPTB is difficult as various clinical presentations are seen with paucibacillary nature of the disease. Maurya AK et al. (J Postgrad Med 58(3):185-189) AFB smear hasn't been much effective in diagnosing of EPTB.