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Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in stool samples of adults with pulmonary tuberculosis

S. M. Mazidur Rahman, Umme Tasnim Maliha, [ ... ], Sayera Banu

Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF testing on various specimen types for presumptive infant TB cases for early and appropriate treatment initiation

Neeraj Raizada, Sunil D. Khaparde, [ ... ], Catharina Boehme

PPARγ is reduced in the airways of non-CF bronchiectasis subjects and is inversely correlated with the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Lucy D. Burr, Geraint B. Rogers, [ ... ], Michael A. McGuckin

Improvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection by Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: A head-to-head comparison on Xpert-negative samples

Francesco Bisognin, Giulia Lombardi, [ ... ], Paola Dal Monte

The implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis in Nepal: A mixed-methods analysis

Basant Joshi, Trisasi Lestari, [ ... ], Adi Utarini

Therapeutic effects of recombinant human interleukin 2 as adjunctive immunotherapy against tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ruimei Zhang, Xiangyu Xi, [ ... ], Huimei Liu

Evaluation of six months sputum culture conversion as a surrogate endpoint in a multidrug resistant-tuberculosis trial

Paul Meyvisch, Chrispin Kambili, [ ... ], Ariel Alonso

Performance of an Xpert-based diagnostic algorithm for the rapid detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis among high-risk populations in a low-incidence setting

Ting-Yi Chiang, Shin-Yuan Fan, Ruwen Jou

Recurrence of tuberculosis among newly diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, India: A multi-centric prospective study

Banurekha Velayutham, Vineet Kumar Chadha, [ ... ], Mohan Natrajan

Automated TruTip nucleic acid extraction and purification from raw sputum

Nitu Thakore, Ryan Norville, [ ... ], Rebecca C. Holmberg

Using mHealth to improve tuberculosis case identification and treatment initiation in South Africa: Results from a pilot study

Noriah Maraba, Christopher J. Hoffmann, [ ... ], Kerrigan McCarthy

Tuberculosis in people newly diagnosed with HIV at a large HIV care and treatment center in Northwest Cameroon: Burden, comparative screening and diagnostic yields, and patient outcomes

Eyongetah Tabenyang Mbu, Florian Sauter, [ ... ], Melissa S. Sander

Time to sputum smear and culture conversions in multidrug resistant tuberculosis at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Agumas Shibabaw, Baye Gelaw, Shu-Hua Wang, Belay Tessema

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