Pleural Tuberculosis

The possibility of tuberculous pleuritis should be considered in every patient with an undiagnosed pleural effusion, for if this… Expand

Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic disease in HIV-infected patients during the initial months of antiretroviral… Expand

BACKGROUND Pleural tuberculosis (TB) should be considered in any patient with a lymphocytic pleural effusion. The diagnostic… Expand

BACKGROUND Two commercial blood assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection--T-SPOT.TB and QuantiFERON-TB Gold… Expand

The zebrafish, a genetically tractable model vertebrate, is naturally susceptible to tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium marinum… Expand

We prospectively evaluated the diagnostic yield of acid-fast bacilli smear and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using… Expand

Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is often difficult. Although positive chest radiographic findings or a positive… Expand

Transient worsening of tuberculous symptomatology and lesions following antituberculous therapy (paradoxical response) has… Expand

The pharmacokinetics of chondroitin sulfate (CS, Condrosulf, IBSA, Lugano, Switzerland) were investigated in rats and in healthy… Expand

Clinical and immunologic evidence suggests that tuberculous pleuritis provides a model to understand protective immune mechanisms… Expand