2013
Chest Radiograph Findings and Time to Culture Conversion in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV in Tugela Ferry, South Africa
Brust JC, Berman AR, Zalta B, Haramati LB, Ning Y, Heo M, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Shah NS, Gandhi NR. Chest Radiograph Findings and Time to Culture Conversion in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV in Tugela Ferry, South Africa. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e73975. PMID: 24040132, PMCID: PMC3765317, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisBaseline chest radiographSputum smear statusCulture conversionMajority of patientsCD4 countHilar lymphadenopathySmear statusPleural effusionSputum smearChest radiographsAntiretroviral therapy eraCulture conversion rateMedian CD4 countPercent of patientsChest radiograph findingsEnd of treatmentTherapy eraAdvanced immunodeficiencyCavitary diseaseRadiograph findingsHIV statusRadiographic featuresIndependent associationTreatment outcomes
2005
Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in hospitalized patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Stein D, Haramati L, Spindola-Franco H, Friedman J, Klapper P. Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in hospitalized patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. CHEST Journal 2005, 127: 1271-5. PMID: 15821204, DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.4.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of lymphadenopathyCharacteristics of pneumoniaCT scanPneumococcal pneumoniaIntrathoracic lymphadenopathyHospitalized patientsPleural effusionClinical diagnosis of pneumoniaPresence of pleural effusionCommunity-acquired pneumoniaCT scan featuresEnlarged lymph nodesChest CT scanStudy exclusion criteriaDegree of lymphadenopathyDiagnosis of pneumoniaStudy inclusion criteriaContralateral lymphadenopathyBlood culturesHIV infectionHepatitis CLymph nodesLymphadenopathySmoking historyHIV statusIntrathoracic Lymphadenopathy in Hospitalized Patients With Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Stein D, Haramati L, Spindola-Franco H, Friedman J, Klapper P. Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy in Hospitalized Patients With Pneumococcal Pneumonia. CHEST Journal 2005, 127: 1271-1275. DOI: 10.1016/s0012-3692(15)34476-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of lymphadenopathyCharacteristics of pneumoniaPneumococcal pneumoniaCT scanIntrathoracic lymphadenopathyHospitalized patientsPleural effusionCT scan featuresDegree of lymphadenopathyCauses of lymphadenopathyCommunity-acquired pneumoniaChest CT scanStudy exclusion criteriaStudy inclusion criteriaContralateral lymphadenopathyHepatitis CInvolved lobeSmoking historyDifferent comorbiditiesHIV infectionLymph nodesCommon etiologyHIV statusMean ageBlood cultures
1997
Effect of HIV status on chest radiographic and CT findings in patients with tuberculosis
Haramati L, Jenny-Avital E, Alterman D. Effect of HIV status on chest radiographic and CT findings in patients with tuberculosis. Clinical Radiology 1997, 52: 31-35. PMID: 9022577, DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(97)80302-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative patientsHIV-positive patientsChest CT scanMediastinal lymphadenopathyHIV statusAtypical infiltrateReactivation tuberculosisCT findingsCT scanBilateral mediastinal lymphadenopathyChest CT findingsFrequent cavitationSignificant differencesChest radiographicClinical chartsCT appearanceRadiographic recordsChest radiographsStudy populationPatientsLymphadenopathyTuberculosisInfiltratesMycobacterium tuberculosisHIV