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Tuberculosis control in the Republic of Korea [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2018
The incidence and mortality rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Republic of Korea are 77 and 5.2 per 100,000 people, respectively (2016), which are the highest among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ...
Kyung Sook Cho
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A low risk of nosocomial transmission of subclinical tuberculosis to neonates in a postpartum care center under COVID-19 control measures [PDF]

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2022
We report the results of investigating and managing a tuberculosis (TB) exposure in a postpartum care center. Among the contacts exposed to a nursing assistant with subclinical TB, 5 of 44 neonates (11.4%) had positive tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) at 3 ...
In Kyoung Kim, So Jung Kim, Kyoung Hee Bae, Mi Young Kim, Ji Eun Oh, Mi Gyeong Lee, Young Ae Kang, Jin Su Song   +7 more
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The Tuberculin Skin Test Increases the Responses Measured by T Cell Interferon‐Gamma Release Assays [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 2008
AbstractRUTI is a vaccine consisting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli grown in stress conditions that is fragmented, detoxified and liposomed. RUTI was designed to shorten the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with isoniazid from 9 months to just 1 month, by additional treatment with two inoculations of RUTI 4 weeks apart.
Vilaplana, C, Ruiz-Manzano, J, Gil, O, Cuchillo, F, Montane, E, Singh, M, Spallek, R, Ausina, V, Cardona, PJ   +8 more
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Intraocular Tuberculosis: A Challenging Case Mimicking Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021
An otherwise healthy 72-year-old Chinese patient diagnosed with exudative age-related macular degeneration and decreased vision in left eye was fully investigated.
Emanuela Interlandi, Francesco Pellegrini, Carlos Pavesio, Marco De Luca, Rocco De Marco, Alessandro Papayannis, Erika Mandarà, Alessandra Cuna, Daniele Cirone, Cristina Ciabattoni, Tatiana Liberali, Antonio Zappacosta, Loredana Latanza   +12 more
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Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B regulates prostaglandin E-2 synthesis, growth, and migration in nasal tissue fibroblasts [PDF]

, 2008
Background. Superantigens and eicosanoids are important amplifiers and regulators of inflammation in airway diseases. We therefore studied the possible influence of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B ( SEB) on the cyclooxygenase ( COX) pathway and basic
Bachert, Claus, Claeys, Cindy, Perez Novo, Claudina, Van Cauwenberge, Paul, Waeytens, Anouk   +4 more
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Tuberculin skin test – Outdated or still useful for Latent TB infection screening?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objective: To make an informed viewpoint on the usefulness of Tuberculin Skin test (TST) compared to Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) for diagnosis of Latent TB Infection (LTBI) in different geographical settings.
Gina Gualano, Paola Mencarini, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Fabrizio Palmieri, Sayoki Mfinanga, Peter Mwaba, Jeremiah Chakaya, Alimuddin Zumla, Giuseppe Ippolito   +8 more
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Comparing interferon-gamma release assays with tuberculin skin test for identifying latent tuberculosis infection that progresses to active tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
BackgroundTimely and accurate identification of people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). There is no gold standard for diagnosis of LTBI.
P. Auguste, A. Tsertsvadze, J. Pink, R. Court, N. McCarthy, P. Sutcliffe, A. Clarke   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The seasonality of tuberculosis, sunlight, vitamin D, and household crowding. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Unlike other respiratory infections, tuberculosis diagnoses increase in summer. We performed an ecological analysis of this paradoxical seasonality in a Peruvian shantytown over 4 years. METHODS: Tuberculosis symptom-onset and diagnosis dates
Adams, Akhtar, Ane-Anyangwe, Anibarro, Arnedo-Pena, Baker, C. A. Evans, C. Jongkaewwattana, Chew, Dowling, Drucker, E. S. Ramos, Ford, G. Sandhu, J. J. Lewis, J. S. Friedland, K. Zevallos, Kennel, Liu, Lonnroth, Luquero, M. A. Tovar, M. R. Baldwin, Martineau, Nagayama, Onifade, Parrinello, R. H. Gilman, R. Montoya, Rao, Rook, S. G. Schumacher, Schaaf, Stamp, T. Wingfield, ten Asbroek, Wilkinson, Yang, Yoshiyama   +38 more
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Risk Factors for Indeterminate Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Background: Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are well-established immunodiagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in adults. In children these tests are associated with higher rates of false-negative and indeterminate results.
N. Meier, T. Volken, Marc Geiger, U. Heininger, M. Tebruegge, N. Ritz   +5 more
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Proposal to Revise the Screening Test for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Close Contacts at Elementary Schools in Korea [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2019
The 2018 National Guideline for Tuberculosis Control, which was published by the Korea Centers for Diseases Prevention and Control (KCDC), mandates conducting an epidemiological survey among close contacts of active tuberculosis patients at public ...
Jong-Myon Bae
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