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The impact of mass media interventions on tuberculosis awareness, health-seeking behaviour and health service utilisation : a systematic review protocol [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem in many parts of the world. Strategies to curb the spread of TB must match the multifaceted nature of the epidemic.
Bekker, Linda-Gail, Nglazi, Mweete D., Shey, Muki S., Uthman, Olalekan A., Wiysonge, Charles S., Woodburn, Robin   +5 more
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Clinical and Radiographic Features of Lymphogenous Dissemination in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Вестник рентгенологии и радиологии, 2020
At present, the attention of many researchers is focused on the disseminated tuberculosis problem due to its relevance. In some regions of Russia, disseminated tuberculosis is fairly common form of pulmonary tuberculosis.
A. S. Vinokurov, I. A. Sokolina, O. O. Vinokurova   +2 more
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First Reported Case of Reverse Pott’s Disease

Case Reports in Medicine, 2022
Tuberculosis, while rare, is a disease that can have several extrapulmonary manifestations. One such known extrapulmonary manifestation of disseminated TB is vertebral osteomyelitis, often referred to as “Pott’s Disease.” We present the case of a patient
Lintu Ramachandran, David Lyu, Luqman Baloch, Mario Affinati   +3 more
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Adverse reactions of biological therapies in patients with psoriasis [PDF]

, 2017
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder characterized by well demarcated, erythematous plaques covered by thick, silvery-white scales, most often located on the knees, elbows, sacral area and scalp.
Georgescu, Simona R., Limbău, Alexandra M., Mitran, Cristina I., Mitran, Mădălina I., Sârbu, Maria I., Tampa, Mircea   +5 more
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A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains [PDF]

, 2014
Strain-specific genomic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is an important factor in pathogenesis that may affect virulence, transmissibility, host response and emergence of drug resistance.
A McKenna, A Stamatakis, B Langmead, B López, B Tessema, CB Ford, D Stucki, DR Zerbino, E Abadia, F Coll, F Coll, G Thwaites, H Li, H Zhang, I Comas, I Filliol, J Felsenstein, J Wang, JH Bates, M Caws, M Kato-Maeda, M Kato-Maeda, N Casali, P Nahid, PF Barnes, PL Lin, R Firdessa, S Feuerriegel, S Gagneux, S Homolka, T Derrien, T Weniger, TA Rado, Y Blouin   +33 more
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The production of IL-12β by mononuclear leucocytes of peripheral blood depending on clinical forms of pulmonary tuberculosis

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2012
The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of secretion of IL-12β by mononuclear leukocytes of peripheral blood under infiltrative and disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis.
R. R. Khasanova, O. I. Urazova, Z. K. Khaitova, O. V. Voronkova, V. V. Novitsky   +4 more
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Anthropometric indices of Gambian children after one or three annual rounds of mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin, carried out for the control of blinding trachoma, has been linked to reduced mortality in children.
A Amza, A Amza, A Sommer, A Weisz, AE Roth, AJ Weisz, Ansumana Sillah, C Nokes, C Panter-Brick, CG Victora, CJ Whitty, CL Coles, CL Coles, D Stare, David C W Mabey, EJ Giamarellos-Bourboulis, EK Gough, EM Harding-Esch, EM Harding-Esch, Emma M Harding-Esch, EV Basilion, I Udan, JD Keenan, JH Humphrey, John Hart, KL Kotloff, KN Ryan, L Leonor Rodríguez, LS Stephenson, Martin J Holland, MG Rowland, MG Rowland, MP Eccles, P Aaby, PG Lunn, R Goto, RL Guerrant, Robin L Bailey, S Haug, Sarah E Burr, T Edwards, Tansy Edwards, TC Porco, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO   +46 more
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Tuberculosis in Dr Granville's mummy: a molecular re-examination of the earliest known Egyptian mummy to be scientifically examined and given a medical diagnosis [PDF]

, 2010
‘Dr Granville's mummy’ was described to the Royal Society of London in 1825 and was the first ancient Egyptian mummy to be subjected to a scientific autopsy.
Abu Al-Soud W., Boom R., David E. Minnikin, Forbes B. A., Granville A. B., Gurdyal S. Besra, Harer W. B., Helen D. Donoghue, Hellyer T. J., John H. Taylor, Mark Spigelman, Minnikin D. E., Oona Y.-C. Lee, Tapp E., Taylor G. M., Taylor G. M.   +15 more
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Case Report: Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis of Disseminated Tuberculosis of an Immunocompetent Patient

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease and mainly occurs in immunodeficient patients. It is marked by hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculous infection involving any organ system.
Yuanting Ye, Yuanting Ye, Naibin Yang, Jingying Zhou, Guoqing Qian, Jinguo Chu   +5 more
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“Pomegranate” Spleen in Disseminated Tuberculosis [PDF]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2015
A 33-year-old HIV-infected female patient who had died at Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique, after less than 24 hours of hospitalization, underwent a full postmortem examination to ascertain the cause of death. Antemortem chest radiography showed hyperinflated lungs, with scattered bilateral lesions compatible with a diagnosis of miliary ...
García-Basteiro, Alberto L., Ismail, Mamudo Rafik, Carrilho, Carla, Ussene, Esperança, Castillo, Paola, Jordão, Dercio, Lovane, Lucilia, Lorenzoni, Cesaltina, Martínez Yoldi, Miguel Julián, Ordi i Majà, Jaume, Menéndez, Clara, Bassat Orellana, Quique, Carrilho, Carla   +12 more
openaire   +3 more sources