Health Condition 1: null- Suspected of having urinary tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Christian Medical College Vellore
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: irritative lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) like urgency, urgency incontinence, frequency and nocturia, patients with genital stigmata of tuberculosis, sterile pyuria, microscopic/gross hematuria otherwise unexplained, clinical suspicion of tuberculosis, imaging or invasive investigation findings suggestive of urinary TB, symptoms or imaging findings suggestive of urinary TB in newly diagnosed other systemic TB
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of recently completed anti tubercular treatment Patients diagnosed with non tubercular mycobacterial infection Patients with previous intra-vesical Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) therapy will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity and specificity of index testTimepoint: 31 December 2016 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparision of efficacy of Index test with the available standard screening test (AFB smear)Timepoint: 31 December 2016 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBenedict Paul SamuelR
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Outcome results
None listed