This study presents TBorNotTB, a CDSS designed to improve TB evaluation and streamline isolation decisions, reducing labor while maintaining detection accuracy.

Trained study nurses collected a sputum sample for acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy (AFB) and mycobacterial culture, and performed urine LAM testing using Determine™ TB LAM in the clinic.

Examination of Ziehl-Neelson stained smears for acid-fast bacilli remains the most cost effective and rapid diagnostic available in resource-limited settings. The paucibacillary nature of TB ...

The final version of the CDSS demonstrated an impressive 100% sensitivity for detecting TB, even in cases with negative acid-fast bacillus smears. However, it had a more modest specificity of 27%, ...

This case report details a 15-year-old boy who presented with diffuse nodular and bullous skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy, and systemic symptoms, ultimately diagnosed with multibacillary leprosy ...

Tuberculous meningitis was defined as positive CSF mycobacterial culture or acid fast bacilli stain, or basal enhancement or ... A positive CSF culture forMycobacterium tuberculosis and/or smear for ...

Patients with TB empyema, defined as pus-like appearance of pleural fluid or positive acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear on pleural fluid, were also excluded. Medical records were reviewed to obtain data, ...

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Screening guidelines recommend starting Pap smears at age 21 and integrating HPV tests after 30. Vaccination against HPV is highlighted as a crucial preventive measure, with efforts underway to ...

For the women facing homelessness she supports, steps like these can make an “invasive experience” like a smear test more comfortable. “It’s about being flexible, creative and making it very led by ...