Clinical Characteristics Differentiating Bacteriologically Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients from Negative Ones in Mongolia

Bacteriologically-negative pulmonary tuberculosis--the Singapore tuberculosis control unit experience.

INTRODUCTION Patients with radiological features suggestive of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) from areas with a high prevalence of the disease have a high clinical likelihood of PTB regardless of the bacteriological findings. It is the established practice in many countries to initiate therapy in such patients. Our study aimed to determine if treatment for bacteriologically-negative PTB in...

Clinical, Radiological and Epidemiological Considerations in Bacteriologically Unconfirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Chest radiological features among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis

Background: Chest x-ray has an important role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to determine the radiological changes in patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods: In this study, 325 patients with smear positive pulmonary TB was enrolled. The affected lobe or lobes of the left or right lung were recorded. The types of involvement were categorized...

Characteristics of Xpert MTB/RIF-negative patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

TO THE EDITOR—Lawn and colleagues [1] recently described the clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who tested negative by Xpert MTB/RIF but had radiographically less advanced tuberculosis and fewer adverse outcomes compared with those who tested positive, prior to commencing antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa. In a primary care clinic based in the same ...

Characteristics of Xpert MTB/ RIF-Negative Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

TO THE EDITOR—Lawn and colleagues [1] recently described the clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who tested negative by Xpert MTB/RIF but had radiographically less advanced tuberculosis and fewer adverse outcomes compared with those who tested positive, prior to commencing antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa. In a primary care clinic based in the same ...