A Systematic Review of Reported Cost for Smear and Culture Tests during Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment

Cost and cost-effectiveness of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Estonia and Russia

(2012) Katherine Floyd et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

A Toolbox for Tuberculosis Diagnosis: An Indian Multicentric Study (2006-2008): Microbiological Results

(2012) Philippe H. Lagrange et al.   PLoS One

Comparative cost and performance of light-emitting diode microscopy in HIV-tuberculosis-co-infected patients

(2011) A. Whitelaw et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

A Multi-Country Non-Inferiority Cluster Randomized Trial of Frontloaded Smear Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

(2011) Luis Eduardo Cuevas et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in High Burden Countries: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

(2011) Anna Vassall et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Cost-effectiveness analysis of PCR for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

(2010) Luciene C Scherer et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sputum monitoring during tuberculosis treatment for predicting outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2010) David J Horne et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sensitivity of direct versus concentrated sputum smear microscopy in HIV-infected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis

(2009) Adithya Cattamanchi et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

An Integrated Approach to Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistance Using Liquid Culture and Molecular Methods in Russia

(2009) Yanina Balabanova et al.   PLoS One

Sputum microscopy for the diagnosis of HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis in Tanzania

(2008) Mecky Matee et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Use of Light‐Emitting Diode Fluorescence Microscopy to Detect Acid‐Fast Bacilli in Sputum

(2008) Ben J. Marais et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Culture for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Brazilian Adults

(2008) David W. Dowdy et al.   PLoS One

GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

(2008) Gordon H Guyatt et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal