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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis in homeless persons: A single-centre cross-sectional study, Germany.

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, Christoph Bartels, Thorsten Kuczius, Christoph Cassier, Joachim Gardemann, Frieder Schaumburg   +5 more
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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and associated factors in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis

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, Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca, Valdes Roberto Bollela, Elen Almeida Romão, Jose Abrão Cardeal da Costa, Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa   +6 more
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Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and ustar easyNAT™ TB IAD for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania : a prospective descriptive study [PDF]

, 2016
Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become a standard approach for diagnosis of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNAT TB IAD nucleic acid amplification assays, against ...
AT Cruz, CA Wright, CA Wright, CA Wright, CC Anunobi, CC Boehme, CJL Murray, CM Denkinger, CM Denkinger, CM Perez-Velez, D Hillemann, E Penz, Edward Masika, ES Cibas, F Ardito, FA Mhimbira, Hans-Peter Beck, Hassan Chande, J Ayugi, J Cohen, JA Seddon, JB Reitsma, Klaus Reither, L Coetzee, Levan Jugheli, M Pai, Maira Bholla, Mohamed Sasamalo, Neema Kapalata, PJ Dodd, R Fang, RR Kazwala, S Chakravorty, SGM Mfinanga, SH Siddiqi, SM Newton, Tracy R. Glass, Ustar Biotechnologies, World Health Organization, X Ou   +39 more
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Immunological aspects of host–pathogen crosstalk in the co-pathogenesis of diabetes and latent tuberculosis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionDiabetes is a potent risk factor for the activation of latent tuberculosis and worsens the tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome. The major reason for mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients is due to their increased susceptibility to TB ...
Arpana Verma, Maninder Kaur, Princy Luthra, Lakshyaveer Singh, Divya Aggarwal, Indu Verma, Bishan D. Radotra, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Sadhna Sharma   +8 more
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Optimal Control of Tuberculosis: A Review

, 2014
We review the optimal control of systems modeling the dynamics of tuberculosis. Time dependent control functions are introduced in the mathematical models, representing strategies for the improvement of the treatment and cure of active infectious and/or ...
Silva, Cristiana J., Torres, Delfim F. M.   +1 more
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Safety of Interleukin Inhibitors in Psoriatic Patients with Latent Tuberculosis Infection Without Chemoprophylaxis: A Systematic Review

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Current 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, Xin Xiang, Zhaoyang Wang, Chaoyang Miao, Yunliu Chen, Zigang Xu   +5 more
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Appendicular mass – a rare form of tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2017
Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis.
Balalau, Cristian, Banu, Petrisor, Bratucu, Mircea, Constantin, Vlad D., Popa, Florian, Vladescu, Teodora   +5 more
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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Inebilizumab Versus Rituximab in AQP4‐IgG‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Rituximab (anti‐CD20, RTX) and inebilizumab (anti‐CD19, INE) represent B‐cell‐depleting therapies used for aquaporin‐4 antibody‐positive (AQP4‐IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); however, direct comparative evidence remains limited.
Jie Lin, Binbin Xue, Dewei Xie, Jia Li, Juyuan Pan, Lanbing Zhu, Qiaowen Tong, Jing Lin, Ruofan Zhu, Xu Zhang, Junhui Xia, Xiang Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Combined Use of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific CD4 and CD8 T-Cell Responses Is a Powerful Diagnostic Tool of Active Tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2014
Immune-based assays are promising tools to help to formulate diagnosis of active tuberculosis. A multiparameter flow cytometry assay assessing T-cell responses specific to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the combination of both CD4 and CD8 T-cell ...
Bart, P.A., Day, C.L., Goletti, D., Hanekom, W., Harari, A., Idrizi, E., Lazor-Blanchet, C., Mazza-Stalder, J., Nicod, L., Ohmiti, K., Pantaleo, G., Patrizia, A., Perreau, M., Rozot, V., Scriba, T.J., Vigano, S.   +15 more
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