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Latent tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis in children and adolescents

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection. Methods: A retrospective study, between 2012 and 2015, with data from patients of Programa Einstein na Comunidade de Paraisópolis.
Cassia Satsuki Ishikawa, Olivia Mari Matsuo, Flavio Sarno   +2 more
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Inconsistent standard of care for tuberculosis screening and preventive therapy before initiating systemic psoriasis treatment

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and Objectives Preventive tuberculosis (TB) therapy before initiating MTX or IL‐17/IL‐23/IL‐12/23p40 inhibitors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is supported by indirect evidence of TB reactivations with TNF inhibitors. However, direct evidence for MTX or IL‐17/IL‐23/IL‐12/23p40 inhibitors is limited.
Christoph Zeyen, Ruben Heuer, Brit Haecker, Tom Schaberg, Alexander Nast   +4 more
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Frequency of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes referred to Shahid Rahimi Hospital in Khorramabad City with Tuberculin Skin Test in 2018-2020

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2022
Introduction: Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide. Diabetes has been suggested as an important risk factor for tuberculosis.
Mahshad Mousavi, Nazanin Mousavi, Majid Abdollahian, Mozhgan Kaviani   +3 more
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Extracellular matrix and proteolysis: mechanisms driving irreversible changes and shaping cell behavior

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Irreversible ECM proteolysis by remodeling enzymes shapes development, homeostasis, and disease. ECM‐degrading proteases display cell specificity and are governed by shared mechanisms, exhibiting functional redundancy in generating matrikines, growth factors, and cytokines.
Inna Solomonov, Orit Kollet, Irit Sagi
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculin skin testing in HIV-infected patients in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2010
A cross-sectional study on HIV/AIDS was carried out in 108 outpatients from the university hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil, from July to December 2008, to investigate latent tuberculosis infection using the ...
SMVL De Oliveira, AMM Paniago, MG Bonecini-Almeida, N Bertoni, AC Stabile, RV Da Cunha, OA De Oliveira, AF Druzian, AC Negri, R Andreotti   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccination on Size of Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction: To What Size? [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Previous bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination can confound the results of a tuberculin skin test (TST). We sought to determine a cutoff diameter of TST induration beyond which the influence of BCG vaccination was negligible in ...
Francioli, P., Tissot, F., Zanetti, G., Zellweger, J.-P, Zysset, F.   +4 more
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Systemic Treatment and Outcome in Erythrodermic Psoriasis: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
This multicentre real‐world study illustrates the heterogeneity of systemic treatment approaches in erythrodermic psoriasis (EP) in Bavaria, Germany. Adverse events were more frequently observed with conventional therapies, whereas biologic therapies showed favorable outcomes.
Julian Kögel, Sandra Schuh, Julia Welzel, Michael Sticherling, Lukas Sollfrank, Carola Berking, Teodora Pumnea, Valerie Glatzel, Lars French, Felix Lauffer, Martin Valentin Vitus, Tilo Biedermann, Susanne Bauer, Michael Spindler, Mark Berneburg, Dennis Niebel   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of ferroptosis-related gene signature for tuberculosis diagnosis and therapy efficacy

iScience
Summary: Diagnosis of tuberculosis remains a challenge when microbiological tests are negative. Immune cell atlas of patients with tuberculosis and healthy controls were established by single-cell transcriptome.
Bingfen Yang, Fei Zhai, Zhimin Li, Xinjing Wang, Xianping Deng, Zhihong Cao, Yanhua Liu, Ruo Wang, Jing Jiang, Xiaoxing Cheng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN RESETTLING IN HARRIS COUNTY [PDF]

, 2019
Background More than 300,000 refugees arrived in the United States (U.S.) from 2010-2015, and Texas accepts the 2nd highest number of refugees. Texas also accepts large numbers of asylees, parolees, and special immigrant visa holders.
LAMB, GABRIELLA S
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Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis and Human Endogenous Retrovirus in Italian Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Immunology, EarlyView.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprising ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is a recognised gastrointestinal disorder. Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is implicated in IBD pathogenesis. Persistent exposure and active infections by MAP may contribute to the unsilencing of human endogenous retroviruses (HERV ...
Stefano Ruberto, Alfredo Santovito, Gian P. Caviglia, Marta Noli, Davide Cossu, Davide G. Ribaldone, Demis Pitoni, Simona Frara, Elisa Tribocco, Chiara Rosso, Marta Guriglia, Ilaria Cossu, Pier A. Tovo, Massimiliano Bergallo, Leonardo A. Sechi   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source