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When to consider an inborn error of immunity: clues for physicians

Internal Medicine Journal, Volume 56, Issue 9, Page 1488-1499, September 2026.
Abstract The term inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) refers to the rapidly expanding group of genetic disorders causing dysregulation of the immune system. With improved genetic testing in recent years, the number of defined IEIs and their range of phenotypic presentations has grown vastly, with more than 550 IEIs now described.
Meera Thangarajah, Lucinda J. Berglund
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Factors affecting the infant antibody response to measles immunisation in Entebbe-Uganda. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Vaccine failure is an important concern in the tropics with many contributing elements. Among them, it has been suggested that exposure to natural infections might contribute to vaccine failure and recurrent disease outbreaks.
Webb, Emily L, Emily L Webb, Tweyongyere, Robert, Bukenya, Henry, Muhangi, Lawrence, Lawrence Muhangi, Swaib A Lule, Stephen Cose, Lule, Swaib A, Alice Namatovu, Alison M Elliott, Namatovu, Alice, Cose, Stephen, Dennison Kizito, Elliott, Alison M, Robert Tweyongyere, Kizito, Dennison, Henry Bukenya   +17 more
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Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on immune responses to schistosome antigens among the offspring: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Offspring of women with schistosomiasis may exhibit immune responsiveness to schistosomes due to in utero sensitisation or trans-placental transfer of antibodies.
Webb, Emily L, Emily L Webb, Dunne, David W, Dunne, David W., Tweyongyere, Robert, Mawa, Patrice A, Birgitte J Vennervald, David W Dunne, Jones, Frances M., Webb, Emily L., Elliott, Alison M., Patrice A Mawa, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Frances M Jones, Stephen Cose, Kihembo, Macklyn, Alison M Elliott, Cose, Stephen, Macklyn Kihembo, Elliott, Alison M, Robert Tweyongyere, Jones, Frances M, Mawa, Patrice A.   +22 more
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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Residents of Social Housing

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких
The objective: to assess the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among people living in social housing.Subjects and Methods. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was analyzed among residents of two social homes in Moscow; totally ...
E. T. Khalafova, E. M. Bogorodskaya
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To start or to complete? – Challenges in implementing tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV: a mixed-methods study from Karnataka, India

Global Health Action, 2020
Background: Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) has been shown to reduce the risk of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In 2017, India began a nationwide roll-out of IPT, but there is a lack of evidence on the implementation and the ...
Mahendra M. Reddy, Pruthu Thekkur, Nagesh Ramya, Prasanna B. T. Kamath, Suresh G. Shastri, Ravi B. N. Kumar, Palanivel Chinnakali, Abhay S. Nirgude, Chethana Rangaraju, Narasimhaiah Somashekar, Ajay M. V. Kumar   +10 more
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Clinically Diagnosed Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease With Suspected Portal Hypertension in a One‐Year‐Old Infant: Diagnostic Challenges in a Resource‐Limited Setting

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Chronic liver disease in infancy is uncommon, diagnostically demanding, and rarely reported from sub‐Saharan Africa, where advanced hepatologic evaluation is seldom accessible. We describe a one‐year‐old boy from rural Somaliland who presented with a two‐week history of progressive abdominal distension, followed by jaundice, hematemesis and ...
Khadar Jama Ibrahim, Abdisamed Mohamoud H. Ali, Nouradin Ibrahim Omer, Omer Ali Elmi   +3 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS‐CoV‐2 Co‐Infection: An Efficient Cell Model to Study Lung Host–Pathogen Interactions

Current Protocols, Volume 6, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract In less than a year, SARS‐CoV‐2 managed to displace Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) as the leading cause of death worldwide due to a single infectious agent. Both pathogens affect the respiratory tract, mainly the lungs. However, the impact that a possible Mtb + SARS‐CoV‐2 co‐infection can have on the host response is still unknown. Herein we
Thays Maria Costa de Lucena, Débora Elienai de Oliveira Miranda, Juliana Vieira de Barros Arcoverde, Mariana Souza Bezerra Cavalcanti, Willyene Marilia Dantas, Lindomar José Pena, Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Jaqueline de Azevêdo Silva   +7 more
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Latent tuberculous infection: Ethical considerations in formulating public health policy

, 2015
There is increasing interest in the introduction of public health policies relating to latent tuberculous infection (LTBI). However, there has been little previous systematic engagement with LTBI from an ethical perspective. This article offers a general
MATTEELLI, Alberto, Reis, A., Denholm, J. T.   +2 more
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EXPERIENCE WITH DIASKINTEST IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2014
The experience with diaskintest (DST) used to screen children for tuberculosis infection gave proof to the rationality of the technique to identify minor tuberculosis forms in children and adolescents.
A. P. Alekseev, R. Kh. Fatykhova
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Muddy Water Pneumonitis: An Emerging Occupational Lung Disease in Professional Divers

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
Chronic exposure to sediment‐rich river water in a professional diver led to progressive necrotizing lung injury mimicking tuberculosis. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed Acinetobacter, highlighting a rare occupational cause of cavitary pneumonitis.
Sadia Sultana Resma, Dewan Azmal Hussain, Rashedul Hasan Ripon, Fazle Rabbi   +3 more
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