Results 31 to 40 of about 2,066,293 (256)

Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020

MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 2020
Comprehensive guidelines for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among persons living in the United States were last published in 2000 (American Thoracic Society. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 161:S221‐S247, 2000).
T. Sterling, Gibril J. Njie, D. Zenner, D. Cohn, R. Reves, A. Ahmed, D. Menzies, C. Horsburgh, Charles M. Crane, M. Burgos, P. Lobue, Carla A. Winston, R. Belknap   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India

Tropical medicine & international health, 2021
We aimed to determine the prevalence and find the risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among the household contacts (HHC) of pulmonary TB patients.
Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, K. Ezhumalai, S. Murali, Sathish Rajaa, M. José, A. Sathishkumar, Govindarajan Soundappan, C. Horsburgh, N. Hochberg, W. E. Johnson, S. Knudsen, P. Salgame, J. Ellner, Senbagavalli Prakashbabu, S. Sarkar   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Multi-Pronged Computational Pipeline for Prioritizing Drug Target Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020
Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide and the prevalence of latent tuberculosis acts as a huge roadblock in the global effort to eradicate tuberculosis.
Ushashi Banerjee, Santhosh Sankar, Amit Singh, Nagasuma Chandra, Nagasuma Chandra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Possibilities of Detecting an Epidemic Focus of Tuberculosis Infection in an Indicator Patient with a Positive Immunological Test for Tuberculosis

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2023
Relevance. In connection with the advent of new diagnostic immunological tests, it became possible to determine a potential focus of infection not only through the identification of patients with tuberculosis, but also through the identification of ...
G. S. Oganezova, E. M. Bogorodskaya, N. I. Briko, E. M. Belilovsky   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening of immigrants in the UK for imported latent tuberculosis: a multicentre cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]

, 2011
Background Continuing rises in tuberculosis notifications in the UK are attributable to cases in foreign-born immigrants. National guidance for immigrant screening is hampered by a lack of data about the prevalence of, and risk factors for, latent ...
Abubakar, Ibrahim, White, Peter J, Lalvani, Ajit, Gerrit Woltmann, L Peter Ormerod, Kon, Onn Min, Manish Pareek, Pareek, Manish, Ajit Lalvani, White, Peter J., Ibrahim Abubakar, Onn Min Kon, Ormerod, L. Peter, Watson, John P, John P Watson, Ormerod, L Peter, Peter J White, Watson, John P., Woltmann, Gerrit   +18 more
core   +1 more source

AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and implementation of geographic information system with mobile terminal and 5G network

IET Networks, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Remote insurance mainly completes quotation, insurance application and payment through the PC terminal and mobile terminal, and the premium directly enters the insurance account. This article takes remote insurance as an example. First, it analyses the requirements of the remote insurance and insurance system, and then collects data from the ...
Huijun Xiao, Tangsen Huang, Ensong Jiang
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and treatment adherence among patients with chronic kidney disease in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction The primary strategy for tuberculosis control involves identifying individuals with latent tuberculosis. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who were undergoing ...
Aucely Corrêa Fernandes Chagas, Günter Hans Filho, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Maria Lúcia Ivo, Ruy Alberto Caetano Corrêa Filho, Maria Ilizabeth Donatti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Global Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Re-estimation Using Mathematical Modelling

PLoS Medicine, 2016
Background The existing estimate of the global burden of latent TB infection (LTBI) as “one-third” of the world population is nearly 20 y old. Given the importance of controlling LTBI as part of the End TB Strategy for eliminating TB by 2050, changes in ...
R. Houben, P. Dodd
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source