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Interferon-gamma release assay positivity in populations at high risk of TB infection [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: Phase 3 TB vaccine trials are challenging in low-incidence settings due to the need for large sample sizes and extended follow-up. This global, observational study evaluated population-based interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) status – a ...
A.F. Dagnew, L.L. Han, A. Cinar, D. Gaikwad, A.L. Garcia-Basteiro, M.T. Gler, S.R. Hadinegoro, W.A. Hanekom, J.R. Lama, M. Muyoyeta, S. Musala, V. Nduba, V.C. Rolla, T. Roy, J.S. Sutherland, S. Viegas, A. Wajja, T.M. Walker, R. Noble, L. Schlehuber, J. Sunshine, A.C. Schmidt, on behalf of the TBV02-E01 Study Group   +22 more
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IL-17 Production from T Helper 17, Mucosal-Associated Invariant T, and γδ Cells in Tuberculosis Infection and Disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
IL-17-producing cells have been shown to be important in the early stages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in animal models. However, there are very little data on the role of IL-17 in human studies of tuberculosis (TB).
Felicity Coulter, Felicity Coulter, Amy Parrish, Amy Parrish, Declan Manning, Declan Manning, Beate Kampmann, Joseph Mendy, Mathieu Garand, David M. Lewinsohn, Eleanor M. Riley, Jayne S. Sutherland   +11 more
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Significant difference in Th1/Th2 paradigm induced by tuberculosis-specific antigens between IGRA-positive and IGRA-negative patients

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
False negative interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) results constitute the major dilemma for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infections. Herein, we conducted a cohort study to compare the host immunological response to TB-specific antigens between active
Qiang Li, Weicong Ren, Jinfeng Yuan, Haiping Guo, Yuanyuan Shang, Wei Wang, Junhua Pan, Mengqiu Gao, Yu Pang   +8 more
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Levels of TB-IGRA may help to differentiate between intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease in patients with positive results

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2020
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of positive tuberculosis interferon gamma release assay (TB-IGRA) in the differential diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, and to find a suitable ...
Yujie Zhao, Liang Chen, Zhanju Liu
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Igra

Ars & Humanitas, 2012
Matic Kastelec
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Screening for Tuberculosis in Health Care Workers. Experience in an Italian Teaching Hospital [PDF]

, 2017
Health care workers (HCW) are particularly at risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), even in countries with low TB incidence. Therefore, TB screening in HCW is a useful prevention strategy in countries with both low and high TB incidence.
De Luca, Assunta, DI NINNO, Filippo, Ferretti, Filippo, Marani, Alessandra, Napoli, Christian, Orioli, Riccardo, Orsi, Giovanni Battista, Prestigiacomo, Claudio, Sarlo, MARIA GIUDITTA   +8 more
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Tuberculosis preventive therapy – Clinical practice issues

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2023
Latent tuberculosis (LTB) is now termed as tuberculosis infection (TBI). Prevention of active TB disease by treatment of tuberculosis infection is a critical component of the National Strategic Plan 2017-25 for TB Elimination in India by 2025 ...
Aloke Gopal Ghoshal, Supriya Sarkar, Arup Kumar Halder, Aparup Dhua, Chandra Sekhar Das, Parthajit Das, Abhra Chandra Chowdhury, Sanjay Kumar Daulat Thakur, Anindya Kishore Majumder   +8 more
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Transgressive urbanism : borderlands and urban informality of american cities along the panamerican highway [PDF]

, 2013
This study explores the ways in which political boundaries can be trespassed in order to develop subaltern forms of urbanism and edge conditions, mainly to the comparative study of border cities in the Americas, predominantly ruled by informal economies,
Suau, Cristian
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Međugeneracijske šale i intertekstualnost u slikovnici kao susretištu različitih generacija

Magistra Iadertina, 2023
Kvalitetne slikovnice podjednako su zanimljive i velikim i malim recipijentima, ukriženoj ili dvostrukoj publici djece i odraslih. U najnovije se vrijeme format slikovnice kao knjige tematizira i u raspravama o dječjoj književnosti kao mjestu ...
Smiljana Narančić Kovač
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Zagonetke Aljoše Vukovića kao poveznica s tradicijom

Magistra Iadertina, 2020
U radu se pozornost usmjerava na stihovanu zagonetku kao posebnu pjesničku vrstu, koja je u dvadesetom stoljeću zaokupljala pažnju istraživača (Jolles, Crnković, Kekez, Valand).
Diana Zalar, Ana-Marija Trepšić
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