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PLoS ONE, 2019 PURPOSE:Homeless persons have a high risk for tuberculosis. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and the risk for a progression to active tuberculosis is higher in the homeless than in the general population.
Friederike von Streit +5 more
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2021 Objective: to identify the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis and associated factors. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 176 patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.
Viviane Ferreira +6 more
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Acta Dermato-VenereologicaCurrent guidelines recommend psoriatic patients with latent tuberculosis infection undergo chemoprophylaxis prior to initiating any biologic. However, clinical studies indicate that interleukin (IL) inhibitors may not increase the risk of tuberculosis ...
Jiaying Li +5 more
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Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Dually Affect Human Th17 Cell Immune Response
Biomedicines, 2023 COVID-19 infection not only profoundly impacts the detection of tuberculosis infection (Tbc) but also affects modality in tuberculosis patient immune response.
Anna Starshinova +5 more
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Tuberculosis in Scottish military veterans: evidence from a retrospective cohort study of 57 000 veterans and 173 000 matched non-veterans [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: Tuberculosis was a major cause of morbidity and manpower loss in the Armed Forces during World War II. Military control programmes commenced in the 1950s but were initially limited in scope by the many recruits who were already tuberculin ...
Bergman, Beverly P. +2 more
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Isoniazid use, effectiveness, and safety for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection: a systematic review [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: The treatment strategy for latent tuberculosis infection is to reduce the number of tuberculosis cases and consequently reduce the transmission of pathogenic bacteria. This study aimed to determine the safety, effectiveness, and adherence of
Bárbara Manuella Cardoso Sodré-Alves +4 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dormancy: How to Fight a Hidden Danger
Microorganisms, 2022 Both latent and active TB infections are caused by a heterogeneous population of mycobacteria, which includes actively replicating and dormant bacilli in different proportions. Dormancy substantially affects M. tuberculosis drug tolerance and TB clinical
Elena G. Salina, Vadim Makarov
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Determinants of Latent Tuberculosis in Bandung, West Java [PDF]
, 2018 Background: TB remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, including Indonesia. About 7% of all deaths in developing countries are attributed to TB.
Alisjahbana, B. (Bachti ) +4 more
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Tuberculosis Infection and Latent Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2016 Active tuberculosis (TB) has a greater burden of TB bacilli than latent TB and acts as an infection source for contacts. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the state in which humans are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis without any clinical symptoms, radiological abnormality, or microbiological evidence.
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
JAMA, 2016 This JAMA Patient Page describes latent and active tuberculosis and discusses the pros and cons of screening for latent tuberculosis.
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