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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
wiley   +1 more source

Positivity rate of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test among candidates for biotherapy and factors influencing results

SAGE Open Medicine
Background: Latent tuberculosis infection, an infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , affects one-quarter of the world’s population. The World Health Organization recommends screening for latent tuberculosis infection in at-risk populations to ...
Hanane Mezenner, Hiba Ait Hamoudi, Soumia Naamoune, Meriem Abbadi, Meriem Khedimallah, Kafia Belhocine, Samira Zobiri, Yanis Meddour, Samia Taright, Sofiane Samir Salah   +9 more
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Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Diagnosis of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2011
Phagocytosis of tubercle bacilli by antigen-presenting cells in human lung alveoli initiates a complex infection process by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a potentially protective immune response by the host. M.
Suhail Ahmad
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Assessment of Knowledge and Preventive Practices on Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Nursing staff at a Tertiary Care Centre at Goa [PDF]

Healthline
Introduction: Latent tuberculosis infection presents with no symptoms. All nursing staff who work closely with patients must possess the appropriate knowledge and follow the right preventive practices to avoid latent tuberculosis infection.
Aswin V.C., Vanita G. Pinto Da Silva, Sandeep Patnaik, Apoorva Hallur, Yamesh Vidyadhar Tari   +4 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, Saibal Moitra, Anna Freeman, Ben Ainsworth, Rebecca Knibb, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Adel H. Mansur   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latent and Active Tuberculosis Infection Increase Immune Activation in Individuals Co-Infected with HIV

EBioMedicine, 2015
In recent years, chronic immune activation and systemic inflammation have emerged as hallmarks of HIV disease progression and mortality. Several studies indicate that soluble inflammatory biomarkers (sCD14, IL-6, IL-8, CRP and hyaluronic acid), as well ...
Zuri A. Sullivan, Emily B. Wong, Thumbi Ndung'u, Victoria O. Kasprowicz, William R. Bishai   +4 more
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Chronic Pruritic Papular Eruption in an Elderly Man

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Filipe Monteiro, Inês Tribolet‐Abreu, Gustavo Almeida‐Silva, Inês Amaral, Ivânia Soares, Sónia Fernandes, Joana Antunes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pink Polypoid Papulo‐Vesicles on Labia Majora

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Maria Chiara Mercuri, Michela Tabanelli, Silvia Zago, Diego Abbenante   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

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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