Class information for:
Level 1: SMEAR MICROSCOPY//SMEAR NEGATIVE//XPERT MTB RIF

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
2152 2271 25.5 70%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
82 26468 TUBERCULOSIS//INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE//MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 SMEAR MICROSCOPY Author keyword 34 79% 1% 22
2 SMEAR NEGATIVE Author keyword 22 67% 1% 20
3 XPERT MTB RIF Author keyword 16 60% 1% 18
4 MGIT Author keyword 15 59% 1% 17
5 ZIEHL NEELSEN Author keyword 15 53% 1% 20
6 XPERT MTB RIF ASSAY Author keyword 11 100% 0% 6
7 LUNG INFECT IMMUN UNIT Address 11 35% 1% 25
8 MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX Author keyword 10 23% 2% 39
9 UCT LUNG Address 10 36% 1% 22
10 ACID FAST BACILLI Author keyword 10 30% 1% 27

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 SMEAR MICROSCOPY 34 79% 1% 22 Search SMEAR+MICROSCOPY Search SMEAR+MICROSCOPY
2 SMEAR NEGATIVE 22 67% 1% 20 Search SMEAR+NEGATIVE Search SMEAR+NEGATIVE
3 XPERT MTB RIF 16 60% 1% 18 Search XPERT+MTB+RIF Search XPERT+MTB+RIF
4 MGIT 15 59% 1% 17 Search MGIT Search MGIT
5 ZIEHL NEELSEN 15 53% 1% 20 Search ZIEHL+NEELSEN Search ZIEHL+NEELSEN
6 XPERT MTB RIF ASSAY 11 100% 0% 6 Search XPERT+MTB+RIF+ASSAY Search XPERT+MTB+RIF+ASSAY
7 MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX 10 23% 2% 39 Search MYCOBACTERIUM+TUBERCULOSIS+COMPLEX Search MYCOBACTERIUM+TUBERCULOSIS+COMPLEX
8 ACID FAST BACILLI 10 30% 1% 27 Search ACID+FAST+BACILLI Search ACID+FAST+BACILLI
9 XPERT R MTB RIF 9 64% 0% 9 Search XPERT+R+MTB+RIF Search XPERT+R+MTB+RIF
10 AFB SMEAR 9 83% 0% 5 Search AFB+SMEAR Search AFB+SMEAR

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 NONRESPIRATORY SPECIMENS 178 94% 3% 63
2 EXTRAPULMONARY SPECIMENS 152 100% 2% 41
3 RESPIRATORY SPECIMENS 137 57% 7% 164
4 ACID FAST BACILLI 79 51% 5% 109
5 SMEAR MICROSCOPY 67 68% 3% 59
6 SPUTUM SPECIMENS 60 83% 1% 34
7 SPUTUM SEDIMENTS 52 100% 1% 18
8 AMPLIFIED DIRECT TEST 49 94% 1% 17
9 BACTEC 48 63% 2% 48
10 LOWENSTEIN JENSEN 36 83% 1% 20

Journals

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
Rapid molecular TB diagnosis: evidence, policy making and global implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF 2013 43 70 81%
Rule out pulmonary tuberculosis: Clinical and radiographic clues for the internist 2015 2 13 46%
New tuberculosis diagnostics and rollout 2015 2 56 43%
Impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic test for tuberculosis in countries with a high burden of disease 2015 1 15 80%
Fluorescence versus conventional sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis: a systematic review 2006 222 23 65%
Xpert (R) MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults 2014 16 100 76%
Sputum processing methods to improve the sensitivity of smear microscopy for tuberculosis: a systematic review 2006 163 46 67%
Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests for tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2003 159 59 63%
Clinical diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in low-income countries: the current evidence 2003 127 34 74%
Xpert (R) MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults (Review) 2013 20 68 66%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 LUNG INFECT IMMUN UNIT 11 35% 1.1% 25
2 UCT LUNG 10 36% 1.0% 22
3 TB VACCINE GRP 6 100% 0.2% 4
4 MYCOBACTERIOL UNIT 4 13% 1.5% 33
5 IML RED 4 75% 0.1% 3
6 UNIDAD MICROBIOL ESPECIAL 4 75% 0.1% 3
7 CURRY INT TB 3 26% 0.5% 11
8 STOP TB UNIT 3 37% 0.3% 7
9 REG MYCOBACTERIA REFERENCE 3 45% 0.2% 5
10 MCGILL INT TB 3 23% 0.4% 10

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000137575 MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS//MDR TB//DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING
2 0.0000117672 ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY//TB CONTROL PROGRAMME//TB HIV
3 0.0000107692 CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS//DESMOND TUTU TB//TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN
4 0.0000092606 ANTIGEN 60//38 KDA ANTIGEN//16 KDA ANTIGEN
5 0.0000077620 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE//DOTS//STOP TB
6 0.0000076418 OCCUPATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS//NOSOCOMIAL TUBERCULOSIS//TUBERCULOSIS RISK
7 0.0000076318 NON TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA//MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS//RAPIDLY GROWING MYCOBACTERIA
8 0.0000075971 ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBERCULOSIS//MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS//LOWER LUNG FIELD TUBERCULOSIS
9 0.0000075944 SPOLIGOTYPING//IS6110 RFLP//UNITE TB MYCOBACTERIES
10 0.0000073613 TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS//TUBERCULOMA//INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA