Diagnostic Algorithm For Pulmonary TB
Evaluation of a diagnostic algorithm for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults
... that TB is more difficult to diagnose in HIV-infected ...of TB, particularly in those with more advanced ...culture-positive pulmonary TB ...
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Implementation of a pragmatic, stepped wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate impact of Botswana’s Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic algorithm on TB diagnostic sensitivity and early antiretroviral therapy mortality
... Xpert-based pulmonary TB diagnostic algorithms in diagnosing sputum culture-positive TB; and (2) to evaluate impact of the “ Xpert package ” on all-cause, 6-month, adult antiretroviral therapy ...
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The contribution of clinical assessments to the diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary embolism
... Clinical scoring systems may be a guide for the diag- nostic management of patients in whom PE is suspected. The empirical scoring system and Wells criteria have been found to be the most useful methods for patient ...
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Sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis: sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic algorithm
... Smears were considered positive if AFBs were seen on smear from any of the three sputum samples. Patients found to have sputum smear positive were treated for tuberculosis according to the National Tuberculosis and ...
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To define a diagnostic algorithm and treatment strategy for patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
... thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is present in up to 3% of patients after an episode of symptomatic or asymptomatic ...thrombosis. Pulmonary ...
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Lower prevalence of subsegmental pulmonary embolism after application of the YEARS diagnostic algorithm
... In conclusion, we demonstrated a lower prevalence of isolated ssPE in patients managed according to the YEARS algorithm compared with the conventional diagnostic strat- egy mainly used in daily clinical ...
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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical features and diagnostic algorithm — state of the art
... The pathological data documented PVOD/PCH in PAH associated with CTD (mainly scleroderma) and with drug induced PAH. Moreover, PVOD/ PCH is believed to be an unrecognised cause of pulmonary hypertension in up to ...
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Improving efficiency of the diagnostic management of pulmonary embolism
... suspected pulmonary embo- lism, which was defined by new onset or worsening of chest pain or dyspnea, with or without hemoptysis or ...YEARS algorithm for pregnant patients with suspected acute ...
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Diagnostic Approach to Life- Threatening Pulmonary Infiltrates
... In order to craft a chapter that will assist sur- geons to make the diffi cult decision as to whether and when surgical biopsy is indicated, decide upon the optimal technique for the biopsy, and ensure that collection of ...
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BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORKS AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM
... This is because the result resembles the human observer interpretation more closely. Furthermore, the network is able to employ a learning algorithm that would modify the existing prior probabilities to take into ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of TB LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta analysis
... of TB-LAMP as a potential alternative test for smear mi- croscopy for diagnosis of pulmonary TB in intermediate- to high-burden countries, particularly in settings where Xpert testing is not ...of ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
... with TB as not having ...false-positive TB-LAMP results would be re-classified as true positives, leading to improved sensi- tivity and ...negative TB-LAMP re- sults could also be re-classified as ...
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Hypoxia and tissue destruction in pulmonary TB.
... with TB compared with ...of TB infection. 35 We showed expression of HIF-1 α within TB granulomas, localising the activity to epithelioid macrophages and multinucleate giant cells, which we have ...
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Results of Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy in Pulmonary TB
... than TB, decision to use these surgical procedures for treating TB and or its complications such as infectious cavities, hemorrhages, and bronchopleural fistulas was ...in pulmonary TB ...
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Operational modelling: the mechanisms influencing TB diagnostic yield in an Xpert MTB/RIF based algorithm
... different diagnostic algorithms in Cape ...in TB prevalence among presumptive cases over time based on the empiric yield data, which showed a decrease in yield over time despite similar proportions of the ...
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Type of TB. 101 (M 71%) TB pts Pulmonary TB 29% alcoholics (M 86%)
... in TB department Pulmonary TB 21% (89) alcohol abusers 89 M pts drank according to their own information on an average 5 bottles of alcoholic beverages or more daily (55 ml pure alcohol or more a ...
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FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (TB) IN PAKISTAN
... of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment and explore the effects of treatment expenditures on socioeconomic ...positive pulmonary tuberculosis ...anti pulmonary TB treatment was PKR ...of ...
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Pattern of Drug Resistance in Pulmonary TB Patients
... In our study, the number of cases having MDR- bacilli criteria was 38 (88%). Twenty-six (56%) patients were resistant to INH, RIF, STM, and EMB. This rate is more than that of other world medical centers which is ...
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Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Misdiagnosed as Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a TB Clinic in Nigeria
... for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. His complete blood count and serum electrolytes and urea were within normal ranges. However, he had a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at 35mm/hr. He had a body mass index (BMI) ...
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Estimating the effect of lay knowledge and prior contact with pulmonary TB patients, on health-belief model in a high-risk pulmonary TB transmission population
... that pulmonary TB patients in Indonesia are mostly in their productive age and some of them are the breadwinner of their ...with pulmonary TB is proven to have a significant association with ...
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