Infection with HIV-1 greatly increases the risk of active tuberculosis (TB). Although
hypotheses suggest HIV-1 disrupts Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) granuloma function …

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC), can
provide minimally invasive, cost‐effective tissue diagnosis with rapid assessment and …

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the recent times have instilled signs
of immunosuppression globally which has further precipitated increasing range of …

A total of 136 patients, 67 HIV, 69 diabetes mellitus (DM) with or without (+/-) end-stage renal
disease (ESRD), were registered for tuberculosis treatment at the National Tuberculosis …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical value of repeat fine needle aspiration (FNA) as a
follow-up strategy in the management of patients in India, clinically suspected of having …

This study examined the frequency of Vα24+/Vβ11+ natural-killer T (NKT) cells from
peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients …

Background Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of TB lymphadenitis (TBL) in HIV shows
four different patterns, which may be reflective of immune status. We hypothesize that the …

One third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).
However, active disease can develop only in a small percentage, when the immunity is …

The differential diagnosis for lymphadenopathy is wide and clinical presentations overlap,
making obtaining an accurate diagnosis challenging. We sought to characterize the clinical …

Introduction Four patterns are noted in aspirates of TB lymphadenitis with or without
concomitant HIV. They are granulomatous, necrotizing granulomatous, predominantly …