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Chylothorax Following Endoscopic Ultrasound‐Guided Fine‐Needle Aspiration: A Rare Complication and Its Anatomical Risk Factors

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
This case describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax, a rare complication following EUS‐FNA. A low‐output leak of 260 mL/day resolved fully within days using intercostal chest drainage, dietary modification and octreotide therapy.
Saima Bandarkar   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Genexpert in the Diagnosis of Tubercular Pleural Effusion in India

open access: yesAdvances in Respiratory Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Tubercular pleural effusion is the second most common extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis in India. Developing nations like India face several health challenges and with limited resources, appropriate planning and channelization of the same is the need of the hour.
Chakraborty, Anushree   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Comparative diagnostic value of GeneXpert MTB/RIF, PCR targeting IS6110 and culture for the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis

open access: yesГений oртопедии, 2021
Introduction Spinal tuberculosis is an extra-pulmonary tuberculosis infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) which affects the vertebrae. Culture test is the «gold standard» diagnostic method, but it takes a long time.
Yoyos Ismiarto Ismiarto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines and Duration of Protection Against Hospitalisation During the 2024/25 Season in Northern Ireland, UK

open access: yesInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Seasonal influenza causes substantial morbidity and hospitalisation each year. We estimated influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against laboratory‐confirmed influenza‐associated hospitalisation among patients in Northern Ireland (NI) during the 2024/25 influenza season.
Magda Bucholc   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comment on ‘Comparing specificity and seroconversion sensitivity among major blood screening assays for human immunodeficiency virus and viral hepatitis’

open access: yes
Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Ramune Sepetiene   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive Ability of Sonographic Characteristics Alone to Diagnose Tuberculous Pleural Effusions in a Resource‐Limited Setting: A Cross‐Sectional Pilot Study in Zambia

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 1128-1134, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), the second most common form of extra‐pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), remains difficult to diagnose due to low‐yield, invasive and often unavailable diagnostics in resource‐limited settings. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic characteristics alone to predict TB ...
Lukonde Zimba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boosting GeneXpert utilization in rural India

open access: yes, 2019
Background Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) is essential to a high-quality treatment program, and urgently needed to control the spread of DRTB. The increasing availability of GeneXpert machines has the potential to transform access to DST.
Tushar Garg   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Systemic Amyloidosis With Probable Cardiac Involvement: Diagnostic Approach in a Resource‐Limited Setting: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Histopathological examination of an abdominal fat pad core needle biopsy demonstrating Congo red–positive amyloid deposition, confirming systemic amyloidosis. Representative photomicrographs illustrate characteristic amyloid deposits at low‐ and high‐power magnification.
Malegna Temesgen Garuma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Performance of Xpert MTB /RIF in Comparison with LED Fluorescence Microscopy and Culture in Suspected Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

open access: yesJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2019
GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay (GeneXpert) is relatively new technology in India and it is important to generate data on its efficacy for diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Vishnu Prasad Shenoy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coexisting Pyogenic and Tuberculous Liver Abscess in Uncontrolled Diabetes: A Diagnostic Challenge

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Hepatic tuberculosis can mimic pyogenic liver abscess, particularly in patients with uncontrolled diabetes. Persistent or atypical hepatic lesions unresponsive to antibiotics should prompt tissue diagnosis using histopathology and molecular assays like GeneXpert to ensure timely diagnosis and appropriate management.
Hamna Mehfooz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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