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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Treated in Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis “Podhrastovi“ in Ten-Year Period (from 1998 to 2007)

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2008
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is the most common primary malign tumour of pleura. The aim of this study was to evaluate cases of MPM diagnosed and treated in Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis “Podhrastovi” during ten-year period (1998-
Vesna Čukić, Aida Ustamujić, Vladimir Lovre, Hasan Žutić, Sadika Genjac, Mina Mašić -Zečević   +5 more
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Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lung India, 2019
The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program was started in India in 1997. There has been no nationwide survey to assess the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis.
R. Sathiyamoorthy, M. Kalaivani, P. Aggarwal, Sanjeev K. Gupta   +3 more
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"HETEROSEROTHERAPY" IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1919
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Perkins, J. J., Young, R. A., Meek, W. O.   +2 more
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Accuracy of Xpert Mtb/Rif Ultra for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2018
We determined the accuracy of the new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children, using banked-induced sputum. Sensitivity and specificity were 75.3% and 96.9%, respectively, compared with a culture result from the same
M. Nicol, L. Workman, M. Prins, L. Bateman, Yonas Ghebrekristos, Silindile Mbhele, C. Denkinger, H. Zar   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PCR-reverse blot hybridization assay in respiratory specimens for rapid detection and differentiation of mycobacteria in HIV-negative population

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Rapid identification of pathogenic Mycobacterium species is critical for a successful treatment. However, traditional method is time-consuming and cannot discriminate isolated non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) at species level.
Qing Zhang, Heping Xiao, Liping Yan
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in high-risk pulmonary infections: a clinical review [PDF]

, 2014
The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonary infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 and tuberculosis, and to assess the risk of disease transmission with the use ...
Ambrosino, Nicolino, Depuydt, Pieter, Esquinas, Antonio M, Gay, Peter, Girault, Christophe, Han, Fang, Hui, David S, International NIV Network, on behalf of the, Papadakos, Peter J, Pravinkumar, S Egbert, Scala, Raffaele, Soroksky, Arie   +11 more
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Factors Associated With Sputum Culture-Negative vs Culture-Positive Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

JAMA Network Open, 2019
Key Points Question What proportion of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis have negative sputum culture results, and how do they present differently from patients with culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis? Findings In our cross-sectional study of 796
M. Nguyen, Natalie S. Levy, S. Ahuja, L. Trieu, D. Proops, J. Achkar   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The diagnostic performance of endobronchial ultrasound with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Objective This study investigated the diagnostic performance of endobronchial ultrasound with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) for detecting smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).
Lan Yao, Shanhao Chen, Wei Sha, Ye Gu
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Splenectomy correlates with increased risk of pulmonary tuberculosis: a case–control study in Taiwan [PDF]

, 2014
This study investigated whether there was an association between splenectomy and pulmonary tuberculosis. This was a case–control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Programme.
Chen, H.-J., Lai, S.-W., Liao, K.-F., Lin, C.-L., Wang, I.-K.   +4 more
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Diagnostic Yield of Fluorescence and Ziehl-Neelsen Staining Techniques in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Comparative Study in a District Health Facility

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2019
Background Despite the recent advancement in diagnostic methods, the smear microscopy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in high burden countries like Ghana.
Eben Godsway Dzodanu, Justice Afrifa, Desmond Omane Acheampong, I. Dadzie   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source