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Prevalence and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Malaysia
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011 Background Health care workers are exposed to patients with tuberculosis and are at risk of nosocomial infection. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in
Rampal Krishna +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.In children with presumptive tuberculosis, comprehensive point‐of‐care (cPOCUS) identified key thoracic abnormalities with high specificity and excellent inter‐reader reliability. Although diagnostic sensitivity was modest and examinations often incomplete, cPOCUS shows promise as a complementary, radiation‐free imaging tool.
Isabelle Munyangaju +17 more
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 One of the recommended strategies for preventing tuberculosis is to screen high-risk populations with respect to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate latent infection and active tuberculosis in people
Mahmood Moosazadeh +2 more
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Consumed by Abdominal Distention
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge +3 more
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Association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in United States-born and foreign-born populations in San Francisco. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The impact of diabetes on tuberculosis in United States and foreign-born populations in San Francisco has not been studied.To determine the characteristics, prevalence and temporal trends of diabetes in US and foreign-born persons attending the San ...
Gompol Suwanpimolkul +6 more
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Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Microbiology Spectrum, 2017 ABSTRACT For 2015, tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the United States has plateaued at 3.0 per 100,000. This remains the lowest case rate since recording started. On the global level, although the TB epidemic is larger than previously estimated, TB deaths and incidence rate continue to fall.
Alfred A, Lardizabal, Lee B, Reichman
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Rapid and quantitative phage susceptibility test by ramanome
mLife, EarlyView.Abstract Antimicrobial resistance poses an escalating global threat, renewing interest in bacteriophage therapy as a precision alternative to antibiotics. However, clinical translation remains hindered by the lack of rapid and quantitative phage susceptibility testing (PST) platforms capable of evaluating host range, infection potency, and effective ...
Xiao Han +10 more
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Ethical evaluation of immigration screening policy for latent tuberculosis infection
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2012 Objective : In Australia and New Zealand, immigration screening policy relating to tuberculosis is targeted towards identifying potential new arrivals with active infectious pulmonary disease.
Justin T. Denholm +2 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2016 Osteoarticular tuberculosis constitutes about 3% of all tuberculosis cases. Early and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is a challenging problem especially in the case of osteoarticular tuberculosis owing to the lower number of bacilli.
Nazia Rizvi +7 more
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Incidence and risk factors for tuberculosis in people living with HIV: cohort from HIV referral health centers in Recife, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To identify the incidence of and risk factors for tuberculosis in people living with HIV (PLHIV). DESIGN: Observational, prospective cohort study. METHODS: A total of 2069 HIV-infected patients was observed between July 2007 and December 2010.
Joanna d'Arc Lyra Batista +8 more
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