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.


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  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
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New tools in tuberculosis diagnosis

Oral Presentation
Chairs: M. Sester (Homburg, Germany), M. Losi (Modena, Italy)
Improved diagnostic evaluation of suspected tuberculosis in routine practice
T. Hinks, D. Dosanjh, J. Innes, J. Deeks, G. Pasvol, S. Hackforth, H. Varia, X. Q. Liu, K. Millington, R. Gunatheesan, V. Guyot-Revol, A. Lalvani (London, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Use of quantiFERON TB gold in tube to detect LTBI and to monitor prophylaxis in children recently exposed to M.tuberculosis
S. Carrara, O. Butera, V. Vanini, M. P. Parracino, G. Anzidei, D. Dainotto, G. Ippolito, E. Girardi, D. Goletti (Rome, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Interferon gamma assay for health care workers
G. De Iaco, A. C. Carvalho, R. Baschè, P. Troupioti, S. Sala Crist, S. De Lorenzo, M. Crippa, L. Jacquot, G. Besozzi, A. Matteelli (Sondalo, Sondrio, Brescia, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Quantitative T-cell interferon-gamma responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens in latent and active tuberculosis
C. Chee, T. Barkham, K. W. KhinMar, S. H. Gan, Y. T. Wang (Singapore, Singapore)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of performance in two diagnostic methods for M. tuberculosis infection
K. Higuchi, Y. Kawabe, S. Mitarai, T. Yoshiyama, N. Harada, T. Mori (Kiyose City, Tokyo, Higashimurayama City, Tokyo, Japan; Kiyose City, Tokyo, Jordan)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Importance of T-SPOT.TB test in diagnosing of M.tuberculosis infection in BCG vaccinated children aged five years and younger
I. Ozere, I. Liduma, G. Skenders, O. Bobrikova, Z. Lauska, A. Skangale, A. Jagmane, V. Kalnina, V. Leimane (Riga Region, Latvia)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA) vs. tuberculin skin testing (TST) for detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in chronic hemodialysis (CH) patients
J. P. Janssens, P. Roux-Lombard, P. A. Triverio, P. Saudan, M. Metzger, T. Rochat (Geneva, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Usefulness of quantiFERON®-TB gold on LTBI detection in subjects with immunomediated inflammatory diseases
S. Vicidomini, F. Bartalesi, D. Goletti, C. Fiorelli, G. Fiori, D. Melchiorre, E. Tortoli, A. Mantella, M. Benucci, E. Girardi, M. Matucci Cerinic, A. Bartoloni (Firenze, Roma, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation