Underutilization of Bacteriological Testing in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Single-center Study from Mardin, Türkiye
The findings suggest that bacteriological tests are both underused and of low diagnostic efficiency in EPTB cases. Most diagnoses are based on histopathology rather than on bacteriological confirmation. Strengthening sampling strategies and promoting the use of rapid molecular testing are critical for enhancing bacteriological validation in EPTB.
Authors
- Mehmet Sinan Bodur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-4338)
- M. Kabak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4781-1751)
- Barış Çil
Institutions
- Mardin Artuklu University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Thoracic research and practice
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/thoracrespract.2026.2025-10-8
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00