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Local antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of destructive tuberculous arthritis

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
OBJECTIVE: to determine a list of anti-tuberculosis drugs (ATDs) for local therapy of destructive tuberculous arthritis (TA) as part of a cement spacer at the first stage of surgical treatment.
Evgeny Peretsmanas, Ilya Gerasimov, Vladimir Zubikov, Aziza Pakhlavonova, Anastasiya Gaida   +4 more
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EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2017
Despite the positive trends in the tuberculosis epidemic situation in general, changes in the extrapulmonary tuberculosis incidence are still unstable.Materials and methods.
E. V. Kulchavenya, I. I. Zhukova
doaj   +1 more source

Nevirapine versus Efavirenz for patients co-infected with HIV and Tuberculosis: A Randomised Non-Inferiority Trial [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In countries with a high incidence of HIV and tuberculosis co-infection, nevirapine and efavirenz are widely used as antiretroviral therapy but both interact with antituberculosis drugs. We aimed to compare efficacy and safety of a nevirapine-
Agnès Sobry, Alexandra Calmy, Anne-Marie Taburet, Avihingsanon, Blackwelder, Boulle, Carlota Silva, Chen, Christine Rouzioux, Christophe Michon, Cohen, Cohen, Davies, Dejesus, Dieterich, Elisabeth Baudin, Elizabete Nunes, Flandre, Ford, Gengiah, Gulick, Ilesh Jani, Kwara, Laura Ciaffi, Maartens, Manosuthi, Manosuthi, Maryline Bonnet, Matteelli, Mbuagbaw, Meintjes, Nilesh Bhatt, Rui Bastos, Scourfield, Shipton, Soriano, Swaminathan, Tang, Telenti, van Leth   +39 more
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Traffic-Related Air Pollution and All-Cause Mortality during Tuberculosis Treatment in California. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundAmbient air pollution and tuberculosis (TB) have an impact on public health worldwide, yet associations between the two remain uncertain.ObjectiveWe determined the impact of residential traffic on mortality during treatment of active TB ...
Brenda Jones, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)., Dan Meltzer, Donald G. Catanzaro, Fielder JF, Jennifer Flood, John Balmes, Lisa Pascopella, Mark R. Segal, Paul B. English, Payam Nahid, Pennan M. Barry, Robert J. Blount, Slama K, Sterling TR, Webb GB   +15 more
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Incidence of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients Before and After Starting Combined Antiretroviral Therapy in 8 Sub-Saharan African HIV Programs. [PDF]

, 2011
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Badri, Bonnet, Braitstein, Breen, Brinkhof, Cecilia Ferreyra, Corbett, Dembele, Elliott, Francis Varaine, Goldsack, Grant, John, Kalpana Sabapathy, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lonnroth, Lonnroth, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez, Mills, Moh, Moore, Park, Sarala Nicholas, Seyler, Whitehorn, Wilkinson, Zhou   +28 more
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Silicosis, Sarcoidosis, and Silicosarcoidosis Are Overlapping Diagnoses and Difficult to Differentiate

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We evaluated 12 workers with documented exposure to respirable crystalline silica who were referred to a tertiary care center due to clinical suspicion of silicosis, sarcoidosis, or silicosarcoidosis. Although silica exposure is a well‐established risk factor for silicosis and has been associated with autoimmune diseases, mycobacterial ...
Guilherme Ward Leite, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Lavinia Clara Del Roio, Sofia de Paiva Memento Machado, Jefferson Benedito de Freitas, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla, Mário Terra‐Filho, Ubiratan Paula Santos, Rafael Futoshi Mizutani   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Diagnostics for Tuberculosis: Fulfilling Patient Needs First [PDF]

, 2010
An effective tuberculosis (TB) control programme requires early diagnosis and immediate initiation of treatment. Any delays in diagnosing TB not only impair a patient's prognosis, but also increase the risks of transmitting the disease within the ...
Lemaire, J-F, Casenghi, M
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Diagnostic Performance of Comprehensive Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Tuberculosis in Spain: A Prospective Observational Study

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
In children with presumptive tuberculosis, comprehensive point‐of‐care (cPOCUS) identified key thoracic abnormalities with high specificity and excellent inter‐reader reliability. Although diagnostic sensitivity was modest and examinations often incomplete, cPOCUS shows promise as a complementary, radiation‐free imaging tool.
Isabelle Munyangaju, Antoni Noguera‐Julian, Aleix Soler‐Garcia, Antoni Soriano‐Arandes, José Miguel Escudero Fernández, Maria Espiau, Begoña Santiago Garcia, Alicia Hernanz‐Lobo, Ángel M. Lancharro Zapata, Enrique Ladera, Angela Manzanares, Daniel Blazquez, Elisa Aguirre Pascual, Isabelle Thierry‐Chef, Danilo Buonsenso, Xavier Serres‐Créixams, Quique Bassat, Elisa Lopez‐Varela   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with end-stage renal disease with elevated parathyroid hormone–related protein

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients with end-stage renal disease can be challenging as the signs and symptoms are often non-specific.
Shreya Podder, Katarina Fleckenstein, Zehra Gaudiano   +2 more
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Screening patients with Diabetes Mellitus for Tuberculosis in China. [PDF]

, 2012
Objective  There is a high burden of both diabetes (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) in China, and as DM increases the risk of TB and adversely affects TB treatment outcomes, there is a need for bidirectional screening of the two diseases.
Alcorn, Allain, Baker, Boehme, Danaei, Dooley, Douglas, Harries, Harries, Harries, Jeon, Jeon, Lawn, Libamba, Ministry of Health and Chinese Centre on TB Control and Prevention (NCTB), Ruslami, Stevenson, World Health Organization and The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Yang   +18 more
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