Guidance for Studies Evaluating the Accuracy of Tuberculosis Triage Tests

Screening for tuberculosis: time to move beyond symptoms

(2019) Christina Yoon et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Sub-national prevalence survey of tuberculosis in rural communities of Ethiopia

(2019) Daniel G. Datiko et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Author Correction: A systematic review of biomarkers to detect active tuberculosis

(2019) Emily MacLean et al.   Nature Microbiology

Estimating the magnitude of pulmonary tuberculosis patients missed by primary health care clinics in South Africa

(2018) P. F. Kweza et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Yield and Efficiency of Novel Intensified Tuberculosis Case-Finding Algorithms for People Living with HIV

(2018) Christina Yoon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

High HIV and active tuberculosis prevalence and increased mortality risk in adults with symptoms of TB: a systematic review and meta-analyses

(2018) Marriott Nliwasa et al.   Journal of the International AIDS Society

Computer-aided reading of tuberculosis chest radiography: moving the research agenda forward to inform policy

(2017) Faiz Ahmad Khan et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Accuracy of line probe assays for the diagnosis of pulmonary and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2017) Ruvandhi R. Nathavitharana et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein for active pulmonary tuberculosis: a meta-analysis

(2017) C. Yoon et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

FAST implementation in Bangladesh: high frequency of unsuspected tuberculosis justifies challenges of scale-up

(2017) R. R. Nathavitharana et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Discovery and Validation of a Six-Marker Serum Protein Signature for the Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

(2017) Mary A. De Groote et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Point-of-care C-reactive protein-based tuberculosis screening for people living with HIV: a diagnostic accuracy study

(2017) Christina Yoon et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in low-and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2017) Fentabil Getnet et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Diagnostic Test Accuracy in Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Bayesian Latent Class Analysis

(2016) Samuel G. Schumacher et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Development, roll-out and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis: what lessons have we learnt and how can we do better?

(2016) Heidi Albert et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Computer-aided detection of pulmonary tuberculosis on digital chest radiographs: a systematic review

(2016) T. Pande et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Use of symptom screening and sputum microscopy testing for active tuberculosis case detection among HIV-infected patients in real-world clinical practice in Uganda

(2016) Monika Roy et al.   JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

Characterization of progressive HIV-associated tuberculosis using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission and computed tomography

(2016) Hanif Esmail et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Diagnostic performance of a seven-marker serum protein biosignature for the diagnosis of active TB disease in African primary healthcare clinic attendees with signs and symptoms suggestive of TB

(2016) Novel N Chegou et al.   THORAX

Location, location, location: tuberculosis services in highest burden countries

(2016) Sophie Huddart et al.   Lancet Global Health

F-A-S-T: a refocused, intensified, administrative tuberculosis transmission control strategy

(2015) E. Barrera et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Burden of tuberculosis at post mortem in inpatients at a tertiary referral centre in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective descriptive autopsy study

(2015) Matthew Bates et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Automated chest-radiography as a triage for Xpert testing in resource-constrained settings: a prospective study of diagnostic accuracy and costs

(2015) R. H. H. M. Philipsen et al.   Scientific Reports

STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies

(2015) Patrick M Bossuyt et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies

(2015) Patrick M Bossuyt et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Missed Opportunities for TB Investigation in Primary Care Clinics in South Africa: Experience from the XTEND Trial

(2015) Violet N. Chihota et al.   PLoS One

Choosing algorithms for TB screening: a modelling study to compare yield, predictive value and diagnostic burden

(2014) Anna H van’t Hoog et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Tuberculosis diagnostics: which target product profiles should be prioritised?

(2014) S. V. Kik et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

(2013) Penny F. Whiting   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Tuberculosis cases missed in primary health care facilities: should we redefine case finding?

(2013) M. M. Claassens et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis in primary-care settings in Africa: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial

(2013) Grant Theron et al.   LANCET

Effect of Diagnostic and Treatment Delay on the Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission in Shenzhen, China: An Observational Cohort Study, 1993–2010

(2013) Shiming Cheng et al.   PLoS One

Point-of-care breath test for biomarkers of active pulmonary tuberculosis

(2012) Michael Phillips et al.   TUBERCULOSIS

Rapid Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance

(2010) Catharina C. Boehme et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study

(2010) Ted Cohen et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Time delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review of literature

(2009) Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bias in Sensitivity and Specificity Caused by Data-Driven Selection of Optimal Cutoff Values: Mechanisms, Magnitude, and Solutions

(2008) M. M.G. Leeflang et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY