Infectiousness of tuberculosis patients identified through spot sputum screening compared to patients identified through passive case finding-comparing sputum smear microscopy results Source: International Congress 2015 – Latent TB infection and screening Year: 2015
Value of induced sputum examination in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 412s Year: 2005
Bacteriologic picture of infection foci in lung resection specimens of smear-negative tuberculosis patients Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 421s Year: 2004
Value of bronchoscopic specimens for the diagnosis of sputum smear negative tuberculosis in high burden multidrug resistant tuberculosis setting Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions Year: 2012
Yield of examining repeated sputum specimens in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: how many sputum samples are adequate? Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 33s Year: 2004
Role of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum AFB smear negative cases Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 169s Year: 2006
Bronchoscopy as a diagnostic tool in pulmonary tuberculosis suspects with sputum smear negative status Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Tuberculosis control Year: 2007
Role of bronchial aspirate samples for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with negative smear and negative Xpert MTB/Rif in sputum Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Diagnostic challenges in tuberculosis Year: 2020
The rate of tuberculosis infection in closed contacts of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 474s Year: 2002
Diagnostic value of bronchial biopsy specimens in the diagnosis of sputum-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 166s Year: 2002
The ratio of positive smears and cultures in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous pleurisy Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 162s Year: 2003
Treatment outcomes of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 647s Year: 2005
Culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis with a normal chest x-ray in the absence of HIV co-infection Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings III Year: 2012
Use of smear and PCR in BALF in patients with suspected pulmonary TB Source: ISSN=ISSN 1810-6838, ISBN=, page=265 Year: 2006
Role of 2-month sputum smears in predicting culture conversion in pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 376 Year: 2011
Factors that affect sputum smear and culture conversion in patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 428s Year: 2005
Efficacy of gastric lavage smear and culture examination for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Specific tuberculosis management problems in children and adolescents Year: 2008
Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA detection in urine samples from pulmonary tuberculosis patients Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Genetics, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosis Year: 2008
HIV infection and diagnostic tests for pleural tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 360s Year: 2001
Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in new sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR Year: 2016