Diagnostic features of tuberculosis I

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: C. Jafari (Hamburg, Germany), W. Ricketts (London, United Kingdom), D. Goletti (Rome, Italy), B. Kalsdorf (Borstel, Germany)

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Using results of new laboratory test for tuberculosis infection in children Z. Kryvasheyeva, A. Astrovko, N. Emeljanova, I. Babchenok, N. Morozkina, G. Baradzina, P. Krivonos, V. Pylishev, E. Bobrukevich, A. Belko (Minsk, Belarus)
Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis D. W. Park, H. J. Kwak, S. H. Kim, T. H. Kim, J. W. Sohn, H. J. Yoon, D. H. Shin, S. S. Park, J. Y. Moon (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
Diagnostic utility of sonar guided biopsy in tuberculous effusion M. Hantera, A. Abd Elzaher, I. Ibrahim, R. Oreby, E. Abaas (Tanta, Egypt)
Screening of diabetes mellitus among new cases of tuberculosis P. Baghaei, M. Marjani, A. Moniri, P. Tabarsi (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
Implementation of rapid drug-susceptibility testing for patients at high risk of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Cambodia N. Lorent, C. Kong, R. Pe, T. Kim, S. Sok, S. Thai, R. Leen, L. Lut (Antwerp, Belgium; Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
The diagnostic value of serum soluble CD 14 and IL-10 levels in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients and the relationship with disease extensity O. Ozgedik, N. Taci Hoca, U. Onde, F. Cimen, S. Atikcan, M. Ogretensoy (Burdur, Ankara, Turkey)
In vitro susceptibility of TB- and MDR-TB-strains against linezolid at a local center in Berlin/Germany T. Weiss, N. Schönfeld, R. Otto-Knapp, L. Bös, G. Bettermann, M. Harald, R. Holger, B. Torsten (Berlin, Germany)
Efficacy of IP-10 as a biomarker for monitoring tuberculosis therapy J. Y. Hong, G. Jung, Y. M. Kim, H. J. Lee, S. N. Cho, E. D. Hwang, Y. J. Kim, I. S. Lee, S. K. Kim, J. Chang, C. M. Ahn, Y. A. Kang (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
The MTBDRplus 2.0 for rapid diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with high risk of TB resistance V. Crudu, E. Romancenco, E. Noroc, N. Turcan, G. Blagodeteleva (Chisinau, Republic Of Moldova)
The diagnostic yield of sampling techniques used in the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis L. J. Smith, Y. Madani, A. Jubber, A. Hauser, B. Hall (Essex, United Kingdom)
Expression levels of membrane-bound tumor necrosis factor alpha receptors in active tuberculosis and healthy individuals A. Alshevskaya, F. Kireev, J. Lopatnikova, Z. Laushkina, S. Sennikov (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation)
Blind pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis J. F. Cruz, A. Vale, L. Iglesias, A. Carvalho, R. Duarte (Braga, Vila Real, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal)
Utility of a T-cell interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous serositis: A prospective study in Beijing, China L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. Shi, Y. Zhang, G. Deng, A. Lalvani, X. Liu (Beijing, China; London, United Kingdom)
Concomitant tuberculosis and lung cancer diagnosed by bronchoscopy C. Morales-García, J. Parra-Ruiz, J. A. Sánchez-Martínez, A. E. Delgado-Martín, J. Hernández-Quero (Granada, Motril, Spain)
Evaluate the potential of IP-10 as biomarker for the MDR-TB treatment outcome Y. W. Huang, H. C. Tsai, C. M. Chen, Y. Y. Yu, G. H. Shen, W. T. Yang (Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan)
Do pre-analytical or analytical factors influence the performance of real time PCR tests in the diagnosis of tuberculosis? L. Antonangelo, G. Carnevale, L. Marcal, R. Sales, M. Acencio, F. Vargas (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Experience of using diaskintest in adult patients with tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis respiratory diseases in a regional TB hospital L. Pankratova, N. Kazimirova, I. Volchkova, A. Zlatorev (Saratov, Russian Federation)
Genotype MTBDR (Hain) test in suspected MDR-TB patients P. Sangsayunh, K. Cheewakul, C. Chuchothawon (Nonthaburi, Thailand)
Molecular assay for tuberculous pleural effusion D. Rusu, D. Chesov, V. Botnaru (Chisinau, Republic Of Moldova)
Performances of real time PCR for diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis. Does it replace 3 day micorscopic sputum examination? M. Kim, S. Y. Yoo, J. H. Lee, J. Lee, Y. R. Kim (Jeju, Republic Of Korea)