I. P. Stoicescu (Bucharest, Romania), A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
The diagnostic yield of bedside inoculation of pleural fluid into BACTEC liquid media in tuberculous pleurisy Y. A. Yalcin, O. F. Erer, C. Bicmen, S. A. Ozkan (Izmir, Turkey)
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Is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) an alternative for broncoscopy in patients with sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis? A. M. H. Asnaashari, M. Towhidi, D. Attaran, R. Farid, A. Amiridarban, S. S. Fatemi (Mashad, Iran)
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Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in diagnosis of tuberculose pleuritis (P.TB) A. M. H. Asnaashari, M. Towhidi, D. Attaran, R. Farid, M. R. Abbaszadegan, A. Amiridarban, S. S. Fatemi (Mashad, Iran)
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Comparison of 3D-CT and fiberoptic bronchoscopy in evaluation of endobronchial tuberculosis Y. Kido, T. Rikimaru, Y. Sueyasu, T. Koga, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Japan)
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Comparison of direct microscopy, Loewenstein-Jensen culture method and Fast-Plaque-TB mycobacteriophage method in diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) pleurisy D. Donmezoglu, N. Adiguzel, S. Oztas, O. Tumer, I. Baluken, M. Kurutepe (Istanbul, Turkey)
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T lymphocyte subgroups and tuberculin skin test reactivity in patients with chronic renal failure O. K. Basoglu, A. Atasever, C. G. Telli, D. Ozol, G. Asci, O. Ardeniz, A. Guzelant, F. Bacakoglu, A. Sayiner (Izmir, Turkey)
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Diagnostic value of leptin in tuberculous pleural effusions G. Celik, A. Kaya, A. Ciledag, B. Poyraz, A. H. Elhan, A. Oktem (Ankara, Turkey)
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Utility of significant number of mesothelial cells in tuberculous pleural effusions I. Djordjevic, M. Radovic, S. Golubovic, D. Dacic, T. Pejcic, J. Gligorijevic (Nis, Serbia & Montenegro)
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A new immune diagnostic assay based on ESAT-6 and CFP-10 epitopes in the evaluation of subjects with a clinical suspicion of active tuberculosis D. Goletti, D. Vincenti, S. Carrara, M. Amicosante, C. Saltini, M. L. Bocchino, E. Girardi (Rome, Italy)
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Immune diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV+ subjects with a clinical suspicion of active disease S. Carrara, D. Vincenti, M. Amicosante, F. Palmieri, A. Rianda, E. Girardi, D. Goletti (Rome, Italy)
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Diagnosis criteria of childhood tuberculosis D. Tatar, E. Y. Gunes, C. Karakurum, G. Perim (Izmir, Turkey)
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The diagnostic value of transbronchial biopsy in pulmonary tuberculosis L. Erkan, S. Yurt, M. Kiyik, C. Tigin, K. Epozturk, H. Ozyurt, E. Artan, F. Kosar, S. Cikrikcioglu (Istanbul, Turkey)
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The effectiveness of the active and passive revealing of tuberculosis by fluorography in TB control in Ukraine Y. I. Feshchenko, V. M. Melnyk, V. G. Matusevych, L. F. Antonenko (Kiev, Ukraine)
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Ultrasound diagnostics of exudative plurisy among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with drug resistance B. M. Kassymova, E. S. Belova (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
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Role of the thoracoscopy in diagnostics of exudatative pleurisy S. S. Chaimerdenov, A. S. Zetov, U. S. Medeubekov (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
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The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis based on clinical suspicion M. C. Kaisermann, A. Trajman, A. L. Kritski (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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Diagnostic values of adenosine deaminase and lysozyme in tuberculous pleural effusion S. Atanasova, B. Ilievska Poposka, N. Minovska, M. Metodieva, K. Pilovska (Skopje, Macedonia)
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CT imaging manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis M. Bakhshayeshkaram, S. Zahirifard (Tehran, Iran)
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