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Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third leading cause of death by 2020. Recent studies reveal that pulmonary embolism (PE) may be a trigger…

Continue Reading Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an Indian perspective.

Abstract/strong> BACKGROUND:/strong> Although pulmonary abnormalities have been recognized in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), their prevalence and clinical significance are not known. AIM:/strong> To study the prevalence…

Continue Reading Pulmonary manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective study.

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Continue Reading Interferon-γ release assays for diagnosis of active pleural tuberculosis: a developing world perspective.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Unsuccessful treatment outcomes among patients with multi-/extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) have hampered efforts involved in eradicating this disease. In order to better understand the etiology of…

Continue Reading Clonal population of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reside within multiple lung cavities.

Abstract Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVIDs), a heterogeneous group of primary immune deficiencies, can present at all age. Our patient with a hitherto undiagnosed CVID, symptomatic since middle…

Continue Reading Primary immune deficiency in the intensive care unit: It is never too late to diagnose and treat.

Abstract New drugs are desperately needed to combat XDR-TB as effective treatment involves at least four drugs to which the patient is sensitive or has never received in…

Continue Reading Safety and efficacy of thioridazine as salvage therapy in Indian patients with XDR-TB.

Abstract OBJECTIVES: To evaluate fluorescence microscopy (FM) using light emitting diode (LED) technology for the detection of acid-fast bacilli at a tertiary referral centre in Mumbai, India, a…

Continue Reading Evaluation of light emitting diode-based fluorescence microscopy for the detection of mycobacteria in a tuberculosis-endemic region.