Management of childhood and adolescent latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundMajority of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in children in low-incidence countries are due to rapid progression of infection (latent TB infection (LTBI)) to disease.
Ulrich von Both +5 more
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Screening of Latent Tuberculous Infection (LTBI) before starting anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in patients with psoriasis: A primer for clinical dermatologist [PDF]
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2021 Anti-tumor necrosis agents are being increasingly used in the management of moderate to severe psoriasis. Therapy with antitumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) agents is being fraught with reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
Swetalina Pradhan +5 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014 Latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) lacks a solid gold standard in its diagnosis and many clinicians rely upon tuberculin testing, however there has been an increasing interest in depending on Interferon Gamma Release Assays especially Quantiferon-Gold ...
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Adherence and Toxicity during the Treatment of Latent Tuberculous Infection in a Referral Center in Spain [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Maria Luisa Aznar +2 more
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Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis: Interplay Between Host Antituberculosis Immunity and Immune Evasion Strategies of <i>Mycobacterium Tuberculosis</i>. [PDF]
MedComm (2020)Mycobacterium tuberculosis–host interactions and infection outcomes. Following initial infection, alveolar macrophages phagocytose the pathogen, prompting the recruitment of innate immune cells including neutrophils, NK cells, and interstitial macrophages.
Zhang X, Liu Y, Hou Y, Niu H.
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Case Report: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of secondary spinal tuberculosis following percutaneous vertebroplasty: a case of staged surgery with bone cement retention report [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryBackgroundThe incidence of secondary infectious complications following percutaneous vertebroplasty is less than 1%. Among these complications, tuberculous spondylitis is particularly rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature since this ...
Qi Shuai +4 more
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Latent tuberculous infection in the United States and Canada: who completes treatment and why? [PDF]
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2015 Henry M Blumberg +2 more
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Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD8 T-cells in patients with active tuberculosis and in individuals with latent infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 CD8 T-cells contribute to control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, but little is known about the quality of the CD8 T-cell response in subjects with latent infection and in patients with active tuberculosis disease.
Nadia Caccamo +14 more
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Application of a stochastic modeling to assess the evolution of tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 In this manuscript we apply stochastic modeling to investigate the risk of reactivation of latent mycobacterial infections in patients undergoing treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.
Elena Agliari +5 more
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a Case of COVID-19 and Tuberculous Meningitis Coinfection
Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2023 Neurological symptoms like headache have been reported in patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 infection [1]. A high index of suspicions is necessary for diagnosing of COVID-19 and neurologic tuberculous coinfection, particularly in the
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