Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis

Oral Presentation
Chairs: G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), E. Girardi (Roma, Italy)
Is there enough evidence to support recommendations on tuberculosis control?
G. Gualano, R. Mancini, M. Sane Schepisi, T. Jefferson, F. N. Lauria, E. Girardi (Rome, Anguillara Sabazia, Rome, Italy)
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Effect of time since seroconversion to HIV: rates and risks of recurrent tuberculosis
J. Murray, P. Sonnenberg, A. Bester, G. Nelson, S. Shearer, J. R. Glynn (Johannesburg, South Africa; London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Variations in the definition of a positive tuberculin skin test across Europe
G. Bothamley, L. Ditiu, G. Migliori, C. Lange (London, United Kingdom; Copenhagen, Denmark; Tradate, Italy; Borstel, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
A small audio device may be alternative to hypertonic saline inhalation for sputum induction in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
A. Fujita, K. Murata, M. Takamori, A. Wada (Tokyo, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Quality assessment of tuberculosis guidelines
G. Gualano, M. Sane Schepisi, R. Mancini, F. N. Lauria, T. Jefferson, E. Girardi (Rome, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Performance outcomes of a standardized LAM antigen-detected test in TB suspects recruited in Cape Town, South Africa
K. Dheda, R. van Zyl-Smit, R. Meldau, A. Whitelaw, D. Singanga, H. Chordnum, M. Isaacs, S. Isaacs, R. Dawson, E. Bateman, A. Zumla (Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Incidence of tuberculosis in The Netherlands in 2030
F. van Leth, N. Kalisvaart, C. Erkens, M. Borgdorff (The Hague, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Flow-cytometric analysis of antigen-specific CD4 T-cell cytokine profiles distinguishes active tuberculosis from successfully treated disease
U. Sester, U. Mack, M. Fousse, G. W. Sybrecht, A. Lalvani, M. Sester (Homburg, Germany; London, United Kingdom)
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