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Journal of Acute Disease, 2020 Objective: To compare Quanti-FERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT- GIT) test and tuberculin skin test (TST) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in children.
Keyghobad Ghadiri +7 more
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Effect of Anti‐IL‐23 and Anti‐IL‐17 Therapy on Darier Disease: A Case Series
Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Darier disease is a rare ATP2A2‐related genodermatosis for which therapeutic options remain limited, as acitretin is often constrained by toxicity and teratogenicity. In this retrospective real‐world case series of eight patients, anti‐IL‐17 therapy showed a more consistent early signal of clinical benefit than anti‐IL‐23 therapy, with greater
Maione Vincenzo +6 more
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection—An Update
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2019 Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important component of TB control and elimination. LTBI treatment regimens include once-weekly isoniazid plus rifapentine for 3 months, daily rifampin for 4 months, daily isoniazid plus rifampin for 3-4 months, and daily isoniazid for 6-9 months.
Moises A, Huaman, Timothy R, Sterling
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Infection control in the brain and the eye
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester +2 more
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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 +3 more
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The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
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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 +9 more
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Asthma and Multimorbidity Amongst Ethnic Minority Groups in High Income Countries
Clinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.There is a tight intersection between asthma, deprivation, ethnicity, multimorbidity and poor clinical outcomes. An integrated, holistic and culturally tailored approach is needed to improve clinical outcomes amongst ethnic minority groups with asthma and multimorbidity. ABSTRACT Asthma is one of the commonest noncommunicable diseases worldwide.
Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna +6 more
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection : Maximizing Adherence [PDF]
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the presence of M. tuberculosis organisms (tubercle bacilli) without symptoms or radiographic or bacteriologic evidence of TB disease.
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Chronic Pruritic Papular Eruption in an Elderly Man
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Filipe Monteiro +6 more
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