Sayantan Das
Tuberculosis (TB) is a genuine general medical condition in non-industrial nations and has been deteriorated by HIV co-contamination and the rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensive drugresistant (XDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. MDR-TB is brought about by strains that are impervious to at any rate rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH); XDR-TB is brought about by strains that are impervious to RIF and INH, and have additionally gained protection from fluoroquinolones and to one of the second-line injectable medications: kanamycin, capreomycin, or amikacin [1]. In most high TB trouble nations with restricted assets, sputum smear microscopy is utilized as the main strategy for TB conclusion; this procedure is basic, quick, and financially savvy. In any case, its explicitness and affectability stay low, and the reproducibility of AFB slide perception results relies upon human factors (the specialist), lab aptitude, and the affectability of the method.
