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... the sensitivity and specificity of the tuberculosis treatment algorithm used for the diagnosis of sputum smear negative pulmonary ...with sputum smear ... See full document

... this algorithm, 55% had ‘definite’ TB and 36% had ‘probable’ or ‘possible’ ...therapy. Diagnostic delay was also ...58 smear-negative ... See full document

... ASPIRATE SPUTUM SPECIMEN: The study population were educated after having underwent a gastric aspiration to submit sputum for ...tenacious sputum as soon as getting up from the bed and submit he ... See full document

... Kang, et al. 17 and Aichelburg, et al. 18 reported that the sensitivity of IGRA is not different between immunocom- petent patients and immunocompromised patients. These results are compatible to the results of ... See full document

... of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) when sputum smears are ...the diagnostic value of bronchial washing in pa- tients suspected with pulmonary ...with pulmonary TB in Kosin university ... See full document

... increase sensitivity for TB, avoiding the need for multiple patient ...of smear microscopy, this study has certain ...in sensitivity between the two ...of diagnostic performance are known to ... See full document

... 94 smear-positive cases, 64% were both GeneXpert and culture negative and identified nontuberculous mycobacteria among TB ...false smear-positive samples may result in mismanagement of a health ... See full document

... The sensitivity and specificity of smear positive status at two months to predict failure of treatment was 100% and 58%, respectively, as compared with smear negative ...in ... See full document

... There are several limitations in this study. First, it was a retrospective study and the study population and clin- ical setting were selective and limited, so it is difficult to generalize this result to other settings. ... See full document

... There are several limitations in this study. First, it was a retrospective study and the study population and clin- ical setting were selective and limited, so it is difficult to generalize this result to other settings. ... See full document

... the sputum induction procedures and for 30 min ...hospital. Smear positive tuberculosis was diagnosed when a stain for acid-fast bacilli was positive from induced sputum or gastric lavage ... See full document

... of sputum prior to smear preparation has been reported to increase the yield of microscopy for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, even in high-HIV-prevalence ...the diagnostic accuracy ... See full document

... only sputum specimens or included gastric ...Increased sensitivity due to the use of DNA purification methods was associated with decreased ...in specificity at the expense of lower ... See full document

... WHO2007 algorithm on diagnosis of ...compute sensitivity and specificity of the tests for diagnosis of ...The negative or positive influence of these studies on the pooled accuracy of the ... See full document

... x-ray, sputum, weight loss, and age) could be used to predict ...Unfortunately, sensitivity is still low, which is between 64- 71% and specificity between ...with diagnostic standards is also ... See full document

... The loop was sterilized in Bunsen burner after making every smear. The material was spread over approximately 1 x 2 cm area of clean grease free glass slide, air dried and heat fixed by passing through the flame ... See full document

... M. tuberculosis infection (41) ...low sensitivity and specificity and it does not differentiate between latent infection and active disease thus limiting its role in the diagnosis of active TB ... See full document

... of smear-negative pulmonary TB patients and non-TB lung disease patients and found that there was no significant difference in lysozyme level of BAL fluids between the two groups but ADA level in BAL ... See full document

... of smear sensitiv- ity among HIV-infected ...%) pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed cases were from ...incremental sensitivity by HIV-status, however, significant Xpert IS among HIV-infected ... See full document

... low sensitivity (50%) compared to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture reference standard 8 ...This sensitivity is even more reduced in HIV infected patient 9-11 ...its diagnostic ... See full document