Epidemiological perspective of drug resistant extrapulmonary tuberculosis

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World J Clin Infect Dis. Nov 25, 2015; 5(4): 77-85
Published online Nov 25, 2015. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v5.i4.77

Epidemiological perspective of drug resistant extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Pravin Kumar Singh, Amita Jain

Pravin Kumar Singh, Amita Jain, Department of Microbiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India

Author contributions: Both the authors collected the relevant information and wrote the paper.

Conflict-of-interest statement: Pravin Kumar Singh is employed by Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostic, however author alone is responsible for the views expressed in this paper.

Correspondence to: Amita Jain, Professor, Department of Microbiology, King George’s Medical University, Shah Mina Road, Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India. amita602002@yahoo.com

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Received: January 15, 2015
Peer-review started: January 16, 2015
First decision: March 20, 2015
Revised: August 11, 2015
Accepted: September 7, 2015
Article in press: September 8, 2015
Published online: November 25, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: The emergence of highly drug resistant (DR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus epidemic has paved the way for resurgence of tuberculosis (TB). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), accounts for a significant proportion of all notified TB cases, is a persistent global health issue. Although DR-EPTB is uncommon, but the increasing rate of DR-pulmonary TB around the world has heightened our concern for DR-EPTB too. Unfortunately, systematic surveillance data on DR-EPTB is lacking, however, sporadic information from different countries has begun to accumulate. Here, we aim to provide current understanding on epidemiological scenario of DR-EPTB and also to address some of the key challenges associated with diagnosis, control and management of DR-EPTB.