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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
doaj   +1 more source

Health of Special Immigrant Visa holders from Iraq and Afghanistan after arrival into the United States using Domestic Medical Examination data, 2014-2016: A cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Since 2008, the United States has issued between 2,000 and 19,000 Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) annually, with the majority issued to applicants from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Aguirre, Jenny, Cabanting, Nuny, Ford, Rebecca, Hughes, Stephen, Jentes, Emily S, Kawasaki, Breanna, Kennedy, Lori, Kumar, Gayathri S, Mamo, Blain, Montour, Jessica, Payton, Colleen, Pezzi, Clelia, Scott, Kevin, Titus, Melissa, Urban, Kailey, Wien, Simone   +15 more
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Evaluating latent tuberculosis infection diagnostics using latent class analysis [PDF]

Thorax, 2018
BackgroundLack of a gold standard for latent TB infection has precluded direct measurement of test characteristics of the tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assays (QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube and T-SPOT.TB).ObjectiveWe estimated test sensitivity/specificity and latent TB infection prevalence in a prospective, US-based cohort of 10 740 ...
Jason E Stout, Yanjue Wu, Christine S Ho, April C Pettit, Pei-Jean Feng, Dolly J Katz, Smita Ghosh, Thara Venkatappa, Ruiyan Luo   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +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
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison between Quanti-FERON-TB Gold In-Tube test and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in children: A cross-section study

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, Alisha Akya, Maryam Janatolmakan, Mansour Rezaei, Seyed Amirabbas Sharif, Shahla Masoomshahi, Raha Khosravi, Roya chegenelorestani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interventions for neurocognitive dysfunction [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose of review: To evaluate current barriers to HIV cure strategies and interventions for neurocognitive dysfunction with a particular focus on recent advancements over the last three years. Recent findings: Optimal anti-retroviral therapy (ART) poses
Brew, B, Ellero, J, Lubomski, M
core   +2 more sources

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