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Latent Tuberculosis among Pregnant Mothers in a Resource Poor Setting in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

, 2010
Untreated latent TB infection (LTBI) is a significant risk factor for active pulmonary tuberculosis, hence predisposing to adverse pregnancy outcomes and mother to child transmission. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis in pregnancy and its association,
Karim P Manji, Chagani, M.M., Mpembeni, Rose M, Manji, Mohamed P, Jusabani, Ahmed M, Taha S Karimjee, Jusabani, A.M., Chagani, Mohamedsuhel M, Jusabani, Ahmed, Manji, Karim P, Alwani, Zaheerabbas R, Mohamed P Manji, Zaheerabbas R Alwani, Karimjee, Taha S, Mpembeni Rose M, Chagani Mohamedsuhel M, Manji, M.P., Mohamedsuhel M Chagani, Sheriff, Faheem G, Karimjee Taha S, Manji, K.P., Jusabani Ahmed M, Manji Karim P, Alwani, Z.R., Manji Mohamed P, Mpembeni, R.M., Faheem G Sheriff, Rose M Mpembeni, Alwani, Zaheerabbas A, Sheriff, F.G., Alwani Zaheerabbas R, Sheriff Faheem G, Karimjee, T.S., Ahmed M Jusabani   +33 more
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Dynamical aspects of a tuberculosis transmission model incorporating vaccination and time delay

Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023
To explore transmission dynamics of tuberculosis, a tuberculosis transmission model with vaccination and time delay is developed in current paper. Positivity and boundedness are analyzed. Local stability of tuberculosis-free equilibrium in respect of the
Zizhen Zhang, Weishi Zhang, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Nadia Gul, Anwar Zeb, V. Vijayakumar   +5 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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Changing concepts of "latent tuberculosis infection" in patients living with HIV infection. [PDF]

, 2011
One third of the world's population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, representing a huge reservoir of potential tuberculosis (TB) disease. Risk of progression to active TB is highest in those with HIV coinfection. However, the
Robert J. Wilkinson, Wood, R, Lawn, Stephen D, Wilkinson, RJ, Robin Wood, Lawn, SD, Wood, Robin, Wilkinson, Robert J, Stephen D. Lawn   +8 more
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Evaluation of circulating serum cathelicidin levels as a potential biomarker to discriminate between active and latent tuberculosis in Uganda.

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, David Patrick Kateete, William Worodria, Ronald Olum, Moses L Joloba, Mudarshiru Bbuye, Irene Andia Biraro   +6 more
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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, Jan Kazimierz Karczewski, Iwona Gładysz   +2 more
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Tuberculosis latente [PDF]

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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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, Crevel, R. van, Brouwer, M.   +2 more
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [PDF]

Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases, 2017
The treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) elimination in regions that have a low incidence of TB. However, the decision to treat individuals with LTBI must consider the limitations of current diagnostic tests for LTBI, the risk of developing active TB disease, the potential adverse effects from
Tang, Patrick, Johnston, James
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Cost-effectiveness of post-landing latent tuberculosis infection control strategies in new migrants to Canada.

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, James C Johnston, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Victoria J Cook, R Kevin Elwood, Fawziah Marra   +5 more
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