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Latent tuberculosis infection in the Polish prison staff
Medycyna Pracy, 2021 Background Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by acid-fast mycobacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex group. The disease spreads when people with pulmonary tuberculosis excrete bacteria when they cough, sneeze, laugh or ...
Aneta Filipek-Czerska +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundTuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide accounting for 1.4 million deaths annually. LL-37 is an effector molecule involved in immunity with both antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties.
Ester Lilian Acen +6 more
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LATENT TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1906 The editorial inThe Journal, May 19, 1906, on "Latent Tuberculosis in Children" has induced me to submit notes (from memory) of a case of tuberculous meningitis appearing after recovery from measles. Personal and Family History. —John T., aged 3, illegitimate.
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Immune Subtyping in Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) poses a major roadblock in the global effort to eradicate tuberculosis (TB). A deep understanding of the host responses involved in establishment and maintenance of TB latency is required to propel the development of sensitive methods to detect and treat LTBI.
Ushashi Banerjee +4 more
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2017 ABSTRACTThere are approximately 56 million people who harborMycobacterium tuberculosisthat may progress to active tuberculosis (TB) at some point in their lives. Modeling studies suggest that if only 8% of these individuals with latent TB infection (LTBI) were treated annually, overall global incidence would be 14-fold lower by 2050 compared to ...
Tang, Patrick, Johnston, James
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection as a Target for Tuberculosis Control [PDF]
Future Microbiology, 2015 WHO recently published guidelines for identifying and treating individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in high- and middle-income countries with a low incidence of active tuberculosis as part of the ‘End TB Strategy’ for the post-2015 era of tuberculosis control [1].
Leth, F. van +2 more
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Revista chilena de enfermedades respiratorias, 2012 La tuberculosis continúa siendo un problema enorme en salud pública. Se ha estimado que anualmente en todo el mundo 9 millones de personas contraen esta enfermedad y que 2 millones de muertes se deben a la tuberculosis. La exposición al M. tuberculosis causa la enfermedad en cerca del 10% de la población expuesta. En el 90% restante de los expuestos la
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PLoS ONE, 2017 BackgroundThe majority of tuberculosis in migrants to Canada occurs due to reactivation of latent TB infection. Risk of tuberculosis in those with latent tuberculosis infection can be significantly reduced with treatment.
Jonathon R Campbell +5 more
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Impact of Latent Tuberculosis on Diabetes
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Abstract While an increased risk of active and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in people with type-2 diabetes (DM) has been demonstrated, it is less well characterized whether LTBI is associated with an increased risk of developing DM.
Burcu Tepekule +62 more
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Determinants of latent tuberculosis infection among nurses at public health centers in Indonesia
Belitung Nursing Journal, 2021 Background: The incidence of latent tuberculosis among healthcare workers, especially nurses, at public health centers in Indonesia has been increased. Therefore, factors related to the tuberculosis incidence need to be further investigated. Objective:
Meira Erawati, Megah Andriany
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