Gram-negative pulmonary infections – advances in epidemiology and diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000957
Abstract: Purpose of review Pulmonary infections due to Gram-negative organisms are increasing worldwide and traditional assumptions that these are limited to hospital and ventilator-acquired pneumonia are rapidly falling away. Accordingly, empiric antibiotic guidelines have to follow… read more here.
Keywords: infections advances; negative pulmonary; pulmonary infections; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Digital chest X-ray through a mobile van: public private partnership to detect sputum negative pulmonary TB
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2420-4
Abstract: Nearly half of the smear negative pulmonary TB in National TB Programme remain undetected in Haryana (north Indian state), probably due to poor access to chest radiography. A corporate hospital stepped into fill this infrastructure… read more here.
Keywords: mobile van; public private; private partnership; ray ... See more keywords
Diagnostic performance and problem analysis of commercial tuberculosis antibody detection kits in China
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DOI: 10.1186/s40779-018-0157-6
Abstract: BackgroundThe diagnosis of bacterium-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and extra-pulmonary TB is challenging clinically. The detection of the anti-TB antibody has an important, auxiliary, clinical diagnostic value. Therefore, TB antibody detection kits should be screened and… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary cases; antibody; antibody detection; negative pulmonary ... See more keywords
Additional Usefulness of Bronchoscopy in Patients with Initial Microbiologically Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Analysis of a Korean Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s354962
Abstract: Purpose Bronchoscopy is widely used for microbiological diagnosis of patients with minimal sputum production. However, the usefulness of bronchoscopy in patient groups who benefit from subsequent microbiological confirmation has not been established. Patients and Methods… read more here.
Keywords: usefulness bronchoscopy; negative pulmonary; microbiological confirmation; bronchoscopy ... See more keywords
Diagnostic value of bronchoscopy in sputum-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients and its correlation with clinicoradiological features
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DOI: 10.4103/atm.atm_487_21
Abstract: CONTEXT: Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in Saudi Arabia. Little local data have been reported on bronchoscopic evaluation of sputum-negative pulmonary TB patients, which poses a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. AIMS: To determine the diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: negative pulmonary; sputum; value bronchoscopy; sputum negative ... See more keywords
Changes of lymphocyte subsets in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_72_21
Abstract: Background and Aims: The host immune system plays an important role in the pathogenesis and defense mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). This study aimed to explore the different changes in the immune system between smear-negative… read more here.
Keywords: negative pulmonary; ptb; pulmonary tuberculosis; smear negative ... See more keywords