Nucleic acid amplification tests (naat): diagnostic value for pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis Year: 2009
Role of specialists in the application of a nucleic acid amplification test for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 167s Year: 2002
The role of bronchoscopy and nucleic acid amplification test in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis Source: International Congress 2017 – TB: diagnosis, severity and practical management Year: 2017
Sensitivity and specificity of nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a meta-analysis Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 161s Year: 2003
Role of 2-month sputum smears in predicting culture conversion in pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 376 Year: 2011
Comparative evaluation of commercially available nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 581s Year: 2002
Gene Xpert MTB/RIF assay in bronchoscopy guided bronchial wash specimens in sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis: Sensitive, rapid and most useful test for drug sensitive and drug resistant tuberculosis Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR Year: 2016
To compare the diagnostic accuracy of acid fast bacilli smear results of induced sputum with broncho-alveolar lavage among pulmonary tuberculosis cases keeping acid fast bacilli culture as gold standard in a resource limited setting in non expectorating patients Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR Year: 2016
Prevalence of positivity of CBNAAT(cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test) in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Source: International Congress 2018 – Pulmonary tuberculosis: long term complications, rehabilitation and challenges Year: 2018
Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility tests by nucleic acid amplification and classic technique Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 315s Year: 2001
Diagnostic predictive factors for sputum smear acid fast bacillus negative pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 427s Year: 2005
Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 442-447 Year: 2012
Added value of the combination of sputum microscopy for acid fast bacilli and IP-10 and IFN-g biomarker based whole blood tests in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Frontiers in the diagnosis of tuberculosis Year: 2009
Comparison of yield of acid fast bacilli (AFB) from induced sputum versus gastric lavage for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2 Year: 2014
Value of induced sputum examination in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 412s Year: 2005
Assessment of sputum Mycobacterium tuberculosis messenger RNA levels in anti-microbial treatment monitoring Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Management of tuberculosis pulmonary, extrapulmonary peculiarities Year: 2005
Clinical usefulness of the DNA amplification method for early diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 498s Year: 2001
Comparative analysis of detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resistance determination through microbiological and molecular genetics methods for pulmonary tuberculosis patients with presence or absence of sputum Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Microbiological advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis Year: 2012
Value of third sputum specimen for microscopic detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV infected patients Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Tuberculosis in immunocompromised hosts Year: 2011
Semiquantitation of tuberculosis bacilli (MTB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in sputum by a new nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) Source: International Congress 2018 – Diagnosis of tuberculosis Year: 2018