J. Keane (Dublin, Ireland), S. Winkler (Vienna, Austria)
Late-breaking abstract: Expression of IFN-g/IL-10 in active pulmonary tuberculosis patients and household contacts
S. Gaddam, L. Joshi, H. S. P. Vanacherla, A. Bandaru, V. Valluri (Hyderabad, India)
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Analysis of C-reactive protein and fibrinogen as possible predictors of secondary fibrosis in pulmonary tuberculosis
B. Prnjavorac, A. Cauševic, S. Semiz, T. Dujic, T. Bego, N. Ireijz, R. Sejdinovic (Tešanj, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina)
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Decreasing level of serum ADA: A valuable predictor of treatment in smear positive tuberculosis
K. Navari, T. Eqbal Eftekhaari, N. Ziaee, F. Navari (Bandar Abbas, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Adenosine deaminase, an useful tool for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis in France
H. Le Floch, S. Duron, H. Delacour, F. Rivière, I. Ngampolo, F. Vaylet, J. Margery, C. Rapp (Clamart, Saint Mandé, France)
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Clinical utility of a lateral flow serologic test in the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary TB in a public-private mix for DOTS setting in Iloilo City, Philippines
D. Dumaplin, M. Ferrer, E. M. Divinagracia, L. Sirilan, R. Cabana, R. Guzman-Trivilegio, A. L. Ponje, E. Solis, P. Bretan, J. Adamich (Iloilo City, Philippines)
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Prognostic values of serum IP-10 and IL-17 in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Y. C. Chen, M. C. Lin, C. J. Chen, C. H. Chin, S. F. Liu, C. C. Wu, C. C. Tsen, Y. H. Wang, T. Y. Chao, C. H. Lie, C. C. Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Xiamen, China)
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IP-10 is an additional marker to evaluate the RD1-specific responses in HIV-infected subjects
V. Vanini, T. Chiacchio, C. Gioia, G. Cuzzi, N. Orchi, A. Rianda, L. Alba, M. L. Giancola, A. Conte, E. Petruccioli, L. Petrone, E. Girardi, D. Goletti (Rome, Italy)
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Evaluation of platelet count and indices in pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia
F. Sahin, E. Yazar, P. Yildiz (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Urinary neopterin levels discriminate active from latent mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
M. Eisenhut, D. Hargreaves, A. Scott, D. Housley, A. Walters, R. Mulla, P. Kanthapillai, J. Ramsay, O. Eikenberg, R. Edelmann (Luton, London, United Kingdom; Hamburg, Germany)
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Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in a south London hospital: The role of chest X-rays
E. Karampini, D. S. Rao, S. Islam, L. Dawson, B. Asuquo, T. C. Stokes (London, United Kingdom)
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The role of bronchoalveolar lavage in suspected pulmonary tuberculosis with negative sputum
C. Lares dos Santos, J. Moura e Sá, R. Duarte (Coimbra, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
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Diagnostic accuracy of sputum induction test compared with bronchoscopic results in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Y. Kim, D. Jeon, K. Lee, K. Kim, H. Park, M. Lee, S. Park (Yangsan, Republic Of Korea)
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Use of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in early diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
H. Y. Kwan, S. Lau, K. L. Choo, W. K. Lam, C. M. Wong, C. W. Yu, T. L. Wong, W. Y. Chu, K. K. Wong (The New Territories, Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
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Rapid molecular detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistance and identification of mutations in resistant genes of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients
G. Ari, C. Bicmen, O. Karaman, M. S. Dereli, S. Aktogu Ozkan (Izmir, Turkey)
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Real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based rapid detection of multi-drug resistant (MDR) mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
T. K. Jayalakshmi, M. Rathore, G. Pai, D. Joshi (Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kamothe, India)
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Effectiveness of TB diagnostics with microbiological methods in TB service and general health care institutions
R. Larisa, P. Victor, G. Vladislav (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Laboratory diagnostics of pulmonary mycobacteriosis
L. Surkova, A. Zalutskaya, E. Sahalchyk (Minsk, Belarus)
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Diagnostic culture confirmation and bacteriological evidence of cure in English adult TB cases: Can we do better?
A. Leahy, M. Hetzel, O. Kon, M. Lipman, I. Abubakar (Bristol, London, United Kingdom)
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