Background Accurate differentiating diagnosis is essential for choosing treatment for exudative pleural effusions. Objective To establish the diagnostic accuracy of interleukin 27 for tuberculous ...

A pioneering study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The ULTR-AI ...

A pioneering study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).1 ...

Tuberculosis Testing and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Practices Among Health Care Providers — United States, 2020–2022 0.5 CME / CE / ABIM MOC Credits Journal Article You are being ...

Severe malaise, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, dry cough, and extensive right-sided pleural effusion are presented in a 63-year-old woman. What's the diagnosis and management of this patient?

Pleural effusions complicate up to 57% of bacterial pneumonias. They vary in severity, ranging from uncomplicated effusions to empyema. Some require only antibiotics and observation, while others ...

Skeletal Tuberculosis affects bones and joints. Learn more about what causes this disease, what to expect if you have it, and more. ... Your doctor may draw pleural fluid, ...

The following is a summary of “CT Scan Differences of Pulmonary TB According to Presence of Pleural Effusion,” published in the December 2023 issue of Pulmonology by Jung, et al. CT scans often show ...

Several markers for the diagnosis of pleural effusion have been reported; however, a comprehensive evaluation using those markers has not been performed. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a ...

Pleural effusion in TB may also indicate a related pleural infection. Lymphadenopathy. Enlarged lymph nodes, especially in the mediastinal region, can sometimes show up on X-rays of people with TB.

Ahmed IA, et al. (2023). Multi-techniques for analyzing X-ray images for early detection and differentiation of pneumonia and tuberculosis based on hybrid features. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ...