Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Antigen Detection Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

(2013) Mariska M.G. Leeflang   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Species-Specific Immunocytochemical Localization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Fine Needle Aspirates of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Using Antibody to 38 kDa Immunodominant Protein Antigen

(2011) Madhu Mati Goel et al.   ACTA CYTOLOGICA

Diagnosing tuberculosis with urine lipoarabinomannan: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2011) J. Minion et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Towards a point-of-care test for active tuberculosis: obstacles and opportunities

(2011) Ruth McNerney et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Commercial Serological Tests for the Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2011) Karen R. Steingart et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Urine for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: current approaches, clinical applicability, and new developments

(2010) Jonathan Peter et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE

Quantitative Analysis of a Urine-Based Assay for Detection of Lipoarabinomannan in Patients with Tuberculosis

(2010) M. Shah et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rapid Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance

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

Clinical Utility of a Commercial LAM-ELISA Assay for TB Diagnosis in HIV-Infected Patients Using Urine and Sputum Samples

(2010) Keertan Dheda et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of a Clinical Prediction Rule and a LAM Antigen-Detection Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of TBM in a High HIV Prevalence Setting

(2010) Vinod B. Patel et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic antibody responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteome

(2010) S. Kunnath-Velayudhan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New diagnostics for tuberculosis: fulfilling patient needs first

(2010) Jean-François Lemaire et al.   Journal of the International AIDS Society

Urine lipoarabinomannan assay for tuberculosis screening before antiretroviral therapy diagnostic yield and association with immune reconstitution disease

(2009) Stephen D Lawn et al.   AIDS

Low sensitivity of a urine LAM-ELISA in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

(2009) Klaus Reither et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by Patho-TB kit in comparison with direct microscopy and culture

(2009) Walid Ben-Selma et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

A low molecular weight ES-20 protein released in vivo and in vitro with diagnostic potential in lymph node tuberculosis

(2009) BC Harinath et al.   Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Diagnostic Value of Early Secreted Antigenic Target-6 for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis Patients

(2009) R. S. Kashyap et al.   INFECTION

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the sputum of HIV-infected patients: infection or colonization?

(2009) G Alvarez-Uria et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS

Diagnostic Accuracy of a Urine Lipoarabinomannan Test for Tuberculosis in Hospitalized Patients in a High HIV Prevalence Setting

(2009) Maunank Shah et al.   JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

Clinical Diagnostic Utility of IP-10 and LAM Antigen Levels for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusions in a High Burden Setting

(2009) Keertan Dheda et al.   PLoS One

Adenosine deaminase and tuberculous meningitis—A systematic review with meta-analysis

(2009) Felipe Francisco Tuon et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2009) David Moher et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ornithine Carboamyltransferase in Urine as a Possible Molecular Marker of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

(2008) D. R. Napolitano et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Performance of Purified Antigens for Serodiagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: a Meta-Analysis

(2008) K. R. Steingart et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

A rapid immunochromatographic assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in pulmonary samples from HIV seropositive patients and its comparison with conventional methods

(2008) Nilanjan Chakraborty et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Rapid and simple detection of a mycobacterium circulating antigen in serum of pulmonary tuberculosis patients by using a monoclonal antibody and Fast-Dot-ELISA

(2007) Samir El-Masry et al.   CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY