School contacts of smear positive pulmonary TB and culture positive pulmonary TB Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 487s Year: 2006
Trends in the mycobacterial culture results of AFB smear-positive patients in Liverpool Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Clinical tuberculosis Year: 2010
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
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
Treatment outcomes of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 647s Year: 2005
Is smear negative tuberculosis a presentation of new infection in adults? Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 425s Year: 2005
Factors affecting sputum conversion time in patients with smear positive tuberculosis Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis control Year: 2007
Radiological manifestations in close contacts of smear positive TB patients Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 422s Year: 2004
Diagnosis problem in smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis: study about 34 cases Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis Year: 2009
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
A T-cell-based assay for rapid diagnosis of difficult cases of tuberculosis (TB): smear negative pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 240s Year: 2005
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
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
How long do patients with pulmonary tuberculosis remain smear and culture positive? Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: clinical epidemiology and public health Year: 2013
An assay based on RD1 selected peptides for the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary and smear negative tuberculosis Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease Year: 2008
A review of sputum examination in a TB laboratory in Nigeria Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 443s Year: 2007
Bronchoscopy as a diagnostic tool in pulmonary tuberculosis suspects with sputum smear negative status Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Tuberculosis control Year: 2007
Evaluation of lung high resolution Ct scan (HRCT) in PPD positive cases who had close contact with BK positive sputum smear patients Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Diagnostic features of tuberculosis II Year: 2013
A cost-benefit analysis of the value of third sputum smear for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in India Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis Year: 2009
Sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) – when should the treatment be started? Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 505s Year: 2006