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Determinants of Latent Tuberculosis in Bandung, West Java [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core  

Spreading of Persistent Infections in Heterogeneous Populations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Up to now, the effects of having heterogeneous networks of contacts have been studied mostly for diseases which are not persistent in time, i.e., for diseases where the infectious period can be considered very small compared to the lifetime of an ...
D. Bleed   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Tuberculosis State Is Associated with Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Sputum Macrophages

open access: yesmSphere, 2017
During tuberculosis, macrophages are critical for both pathogen survival and host immune activation. Since expression of particular cell surface markers reflects cell function, we used flow cytometry to measure the abundance of surface markers associated
Karim Lakehal   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized, Phase 3 Study

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The multinational, phase 3, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled TULIP‐SC trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous anifrolumab in adults who have moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) activity, despite receiving standard therapy. Methods Adults with SLE received subcutaneous anifrolumab 120 mg or placebo once weekly
Susan Manzi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in People with Household Close Contact with Tuberculosis in North of Iran

open access: yesIranian 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
doaj  

Consumed by Abdominal Distention

open access: yes
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serious Infection in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated With Ustekinumab: US Food and Drug Administration Active Postmarket Risk Identification and Analysis in the Sentinel Initiative

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) used an Active Postmarket Risk Identification and Analysis (ARIA) system to address a safety issue (serious infection) identified during clinical review of an application to market ustekinumab as a treatment for Crohn's disease (CD). FDA used an active‐comparator new‐user cohort design, data from six Sentinel
Joel L. Weissfeld   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Malaysia

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling TB-HIV syndemic and treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be considered a deadly human syndemic. In this article, we formulate a model for TB and HIV transmission dynamics.
Silva, Cristiana J.   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

Association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in United States-born and foreign-born populations in San Francisco. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

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