Background: While smear positive patients with tuberculosis (TB) are considered more infectious than smear negative patients, the latter can also transmit TB. Methods: In a molecular epidemiology ...

Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death globally and remains the most common cause of mortality in people with HIV, causing an estimated 300 000 deaths in 2017. 1 Most ...

Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common clinical problem with described investigation pathways. While thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has been shown to be accurate in pleural fluid ...