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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2018

The Role of MGIT 960 Culture Medium in Resolving the Diagnostic Dilemma for Genital Tuberculosis Patients Presenting with Infertility.

Nidhi Jindal, Shalini Gainder, Lakhbir Kaur Dhaliwal, Sunil Sethi

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Article in Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Nidhi JindalMahatma Gandhi Medical Services Complex, Khaneri, Rampur, District Shimla, India.
Shalini Gainder2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Lakhbir Kaur Dhaliwal2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Sunil Sethi3Department of Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INGandhi Medical College & Hospital · IN

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backgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess the utility of Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) 960 culture medium for the diagnosis of genital tuberculosis (GTB) in women presenting with infertility.

methodsThe premenstrual endometrial biopsy samples in 300 women presenting with primary and secondary infertility were subjected to AFB smear method, histopathological examination and culture on LJ and MGIT 960 media. Detection rates were compared for diagnostic modalities and their combinations.

resultsIn total, 30 cases were positive for genital tuberculosis by either of the four tests employed. The detection rates for AFB smear, MGIT culture, LJ culture and HPE were 50, 46.7, 3.3 and 33.3%, respectively. A combination of smear examination for AFB, MGIT 960 culture and histopathological examination was able to detect all the positive cases. A combination of MGIT and LJ media provided no added advantage over MGIT alone since the only case where LJ culture was positive had been detected by positive MGIT culture. In as many as five positive cases (16.7%), only MGIT culture was positive.

conclusionThe addition of MGIT 960 culture medium to routine battery of investigations in infertility patients significantly improves the diagnosis.

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CultureDiagnosisGenital tuberculosisInfertilityMGIT 960

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PMID29662282
PMCPMC5895548
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