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Latent tuberculosis infection screening in healthcare workers in four large hospitals in Santiago, Chile [PDF]
, 2014 Indexación: Web of Science; Scielo.Introducción: Se desconoce en la actualidad cuál es la real prevalencia de infección tuberculosa latente en el personal de salud en Chile; sin embargo, este grupo ha sido descrito como con mayor riesgo de desarrollar ...
Balcells, M. Elvira +7 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2007 Objective: To assess the prevalence of latent pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in young adults males on MMR screening. Design: Descriptive study Place and duration of study: The study was carried out at Combined Military Hospital Kohat from January 2004 to August 2005.
MOHAMMAD ATIF SHIRAZ, ABDULLAH KHAN
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Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Microbiology Spectrum, 2017 ABSTRACT For 2015, tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the United States has plateaued at 3.0 per 100,000. This remains the lowest case rate since recording started. On the global level, although the TB epidemic is larger than previously estimated, TB deaths and incidence rate continue to fall.
Alfred A, Lardizabal, Lee B, Reichman
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Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sleep is increasingly understood as a socially embedded phenomenon. This study examined how structural and functional aspects of social support, as well as loneliness, relate to sleep health in a German sample of middle‐aged adults (N = 5388).
Eva De Camargo +9 more
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Home-based tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: a household randomised trial. [PDF]
, 2019 IntroductionThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation in low-income countries, but most contacts do not complete a full clinical and laboratory evaluation.MethodsWe performed a randomised trial of ...
Armstrong-Hough, Mari +16 more
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Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.ACL reconstruction‐associated infections threaten graft integrity and joint function. This review summarizes patient‐related risk factors, approaches, and treatment strategies, with emphasis on early recognition and preventive measures such as vancomycin presoaking.
Shaoli Zhang, Jue Gong
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GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF PEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS IN BOHOL, PHILIPPINES: DISEASE CLUSTERS AND ACCESS TO CARE [PDF]
, 2019 Worldwide, children represent approximately 10% of global tuberculosis (TB) cases. We recently reported a high tuberculin skin test (TST)-positive prevalence (355/5,476; weighted prevalence=6.4%) among children (\u3c15 years) throughout the island of ...
LEINING, LAUREN M
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Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
Ajassa, Camilla +12 more
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Overall quality of life and emotional regulation among inmates: A narrative review
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, EarlyView.Although there is a plethora of studies related to quality of life (QoL), little is known about QoL in prison settings. Emotions and difficulties in emotional regulation in incarcerated individuals may affect inmates' QoL and also their ability to reintegrate into society.
Kalliopi Megari +2 more
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Novel tuberculosis skin tests for detecting latent tuberculosis infection
Monaldi Archives for Chest DiseaseDear Editor, We are impressed by the article titled “Latent tuberculosis diagnostics: current scenario and review” by Gupta et al. published in your journal.
Jinish Doshi +2 more
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