A cost-benefit analysis of the value of third sputum smear for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in India

L. M. Pinto, Z. F. Udwadia, S. Shenai, C. Rodrigues (Mumbai, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis
Session: Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2514
Disease area: Respiratory infections

Congress or journal article abstractE-poster

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
L. M. Pinto, Z. F. Udwadia, S. Shenai, C. Rodrigues (Mumbai, India). A cost-benefit analysis of the value of third sputum smear for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in India. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2514

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Bronchoscopy as a diagnostic tool in pulmonary tuberculosis suspects with sputum smear negative status
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Tuberculosis control
Year: 2007


Efficacy of post bronchoscopic sputum smear in diagnosis of tuberculosis, a survey
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - What is new in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?
Year: 2010


Clinico-radiological and bronchoscopic predictors of microbiological yield in sputum smear negative tuberculosis in Pakistan
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Challenges and advances in the diagnosis and clinical management of tuberculosis
Year: 2021


Interpretations of three sputum smear examinations at the first diagnosis in our hospital‘s tuberculosis patients
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: diagnostic tools
Year: 2012

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

Endobronchial tuberculosis and the value of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of cases with smear negative tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 656s
Year: 2007

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

Endobronchial tuberculosis and the value of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of smear negative tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 421s
Year: 2005

Comparative study of gene Xpert MTB/RIF, smear microscopy and TB MGIT culture in diagnosis of tuberculosis in India
Source: International Congress 2015 – WHO guidelines in TB and clinical practice
Year: 2015


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

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


Role of AFB stain, Mycobacterium tuberculosisM.TB) culture and TB-PCR in EBUS-TBNA samples for diagnosing TB in an endemic country
Source: International Congress 2017 – TB: diagnosis, severity and practical management
Year: 2017

To determine diagnostic accuracy of gene xpert and sputum Ziehl-Neelsen staining taking sputum culture as gold standard
Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Year: 2016


Predictive factors for a positive BAL Xpert MTB/RIF in BAL AFB smear negative PTB patients who are sputum scarce or AFB smear negative
Source: International Congress 2016 – Advances in tuberculosis diagnosis and monitoring of treatment
Year: 2016


Diagnostic value of concentrated acid-fast smears in pulmonary tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 361s
Year: 2001

Sensitivity of Xpert MTB/RIF in induced sputum in smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients?
Source: International Congress 2017 – Microbiology and laboratory techniques to monitor NTM infections
Year: 2017

The diagnostic value of induced-sputum in patients with tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 160s
Year: 2003

Diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Biopsy techniques
Year: 2009

A review of sputum examination in a TB laboratory in Nigeria
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 443s
Year: 2007

Role of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in early diagnosis of sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis
Source: International Congress 2014 – Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease: clinical epidemiology 1
Year: 2014