The Lancet

Screening for asymptomatic tuberculosis among adults with household exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective observational cohort study

aSouth African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South ...
Cochrane

How accurate are low-complexity automated rapid molecular tests for diagnosing tuberculosis outside the lungs (extrapulmonary tuberculosis) and rifampicin resistance in adults ...

Why is using low-complexity rapid molecular tests for extrapulmonary tuberculosis important? Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Tuberculosis mainly affects the lungs but can ...
Frontiers

Usefulness of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra to Rapidly Diagnose Sputum Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Bronchial Washing Fluid

1 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan 2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University ...
Frontiers

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Testing in Children: A Mini-Review and Commentary

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant, yet under-recognized cause of death in the pediatric population, with a WHO estimate of 1 million new cases of childhood TB in 2016 resulting in 250,000 deaths ...
cyclist.co.uk

Giro Privateer R MTB Cycling Shoes review

For urban use alone the shoes are very good, but when taken off-road – where they belong – the shoes start to show how good they are. The Giro Privateer R MTB Cycling Shoes got their first proper ...
The Lancet

Accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted to hospital in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study

aDivision of Medical Microbiology and Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa bDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of ...