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Serum proteomics of active tuberculosis patients and contacts reveals unique processes activated during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. [PDF]
, 2020 Tuberculosis (TB) is the most lethal infection among infectious diseases. The specific aim of this study was to establish panels of serum protein biomarkers representative of active TB patients and their household contacts who were either infected (LTBI)
Anibarro, L +11 more
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Latent tuberculosis infection and kidney transplantation [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, 2021 The incidence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients is higher than that in the normal population, and it is associated with unfavorable outcomes including graft loss and mortality1. Screening for latent TB (LTBI) in KT candidates can be accomplished by a thorough clinical history and physical examination, chest radiography, and
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Tricks to translating TB transcriptomics. [PDF]
, 2015 Transcriptomics and other high-throughput methods are increasingly applied to questions relating to tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis. Whole blood transcriptomics has repeatedly been applied to define correlates of TB risk and has produced new insight into ...
Coussens, AK, Deffur, A, Wilkinson, RJ
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Tuberculosis State Is Associated with Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Sputum Macrophages
mSphere, 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
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Isoniazid use, effectiveness, and safety for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection: a systematic review [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: The treatment strategy for latent tuberculosis infection is to reduce the number of tuberculosis cases and consequently reduce the transmission of pathogenic bacteria. This study aimed to determine the safety, effectiveness, and adherence of
Bárbara Manuella Cardoso Sodré-Alves +4 more
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Latent tuberculosis infection in the Polish prison staff
Medycyna Pracy, 2021 Background Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by acid-fast mycobacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex group. The disease spreads when people with pulmonary tuberculosis excrete bacteria when they cough, sneeze, laugh or ...
Aneta Filipek-Czerska +2 more
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European Respiratory Journal, 2019 Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) and TB disease. We conducted an updated systematic review of the prevalence and incidence of LTBI in HCWs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), associated
L. Apriani +6 more
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Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2015 Purpose: comparative estimation of the efficacy of Mantoux test with 2 TE PPD-L, DiaskintestR, and QuantiFERONRTBGoldfor identification of active and latent tuberculosis infection at contact persons.Materials and Мethods: the study included 220 people ...
L. A. Shovkun +4 more
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Kubik, 2022 Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis which attacks the lungs. Tuberculosis or TB is one of the diseases with the highest mortality rate in the world. In this article, we will examine the sensitivity and
Della Isna Amatillah +2 more
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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in Asian nations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Immunity, Inflammation and DiseaseTuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health concern around the world including Asia. TB burden is high in Asian countries and significant population harbor latent tuberculosis infection(LTBI).
A. Shrestha +14 more
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