Diagnostic value of pleural biopsy specimen culture by radiometric BACTEC method in diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 211s Year: 2002
Bactec versus histopathology in the clinical diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 472s Year: 2001
High yield of liquid mycobacterial culture in pleural fluid and tissue Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and surgical interventions Year: 2011
Pleural fluid AFB culture predicts the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculosis Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings III Year: 2012
Increased specificity for the diagnostic of tuberculosis pleuritis through combined ADA with lymphocite/neutrophil ratio in pleural liquid Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 580s Year: 2002
Serial measurement of pleural fluid ADA in tuberculous pleurisy Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 160s Year: 2003
BACTEC Myco/F increases culture yield from HIV positive patients with pleural tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 361s Year: 2001
Using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with GeneXpert Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1095-1096 Year: 2014
Using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with GeneXpert Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1094-1095 Year: 2014
Clinical utility of pleural fluid interferon-gamma release assay in tuberculous pleurisy diagnosis Source: International Congress 2017 – Microbiology and laboratory techniques to monitor NTM infections Year: 2017
Evaluation of efficacy of discrimination of pleural transudates and exudates by measuring specific gravity of pleural effusion fluid using refractometer Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 581s Year: 2006
Utility of pleural fluid glucose measurement in TB pleural effusions. Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis Year: 2020
Differential diagnosis of pleural effusion based upon the cytoanalysis of the pleural fluid Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 455s Year: 2006
Using a whole-blood interferon-gamma assay to improve diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 36: 679-681 Year: 2010
Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion while keeping pleural biopsy as a gold standard Source: International Congress 2016 – Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: HIV-TB co-infection and adenosine deaminase (ADA) Year: 2016
Detection of specific immunoglobulins against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pleural fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis Year: 2003
Visual diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis: diagnostic utility of miliary nodules on pleura and their correlation with tissue Xpert MTB/Rif assay and AFB culture Source: International Congress 2019 – New insights into pleural and bronchoscopic interventions Year: 2019
Critical issues in pleural fluid examinations: laboratory parameters, tumour markers and cytological methods Source: ISSN=1025-448x, ISBN=1-904097-25-1, page=110 Year: 2002
Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF on pleural tissue for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 1427-1429 Year: 2013
Contribution of sputum induction to the results of sputum smears and cultures in tuberculous pleuritis Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 22s Year: 2006