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Latent tuberculosis infection and infection-associated risk factors for miner workers with silicosis in eastern China

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Objectives Silicosis people are at high risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis. Whether silica exposure increases the likelihood of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was not well understood, and potential factors involved in LTBI risk among ...
Xinsong Hu, Cheng Chen, Qianqian Gao, Lang Zhou, Yan Shao, Guoli Li, Honghuan Song, Qiao Liu, Lei Han, Limei Zhu   +9 more
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An Analysis of the Benefit of Using HEV Genotype 3 Antigens in Detecting Anti-HEV IgG in a European Population [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction Quatre génotypes pathogènes de l'hépatite E (HEV) sont actuellement connus. Ils présentent des caractéristiques épidémiologiques différentes.
Schnegg, A.
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Latent tuberculosis infection and diagnostic performance of the tuberculin skin test among type 2 diabetics in Sana’a city, Yemen

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most widespread infectious diseases worldwide, typically persisting in the body as a latent TB infection (LTBI). Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of LTBI progressing to active TB.
Rashad Abdul-Ghani, Asmaa Al-Awadi, Nuha Al-aghbari, Abdullah A. Al-Mikhlafy, Sadeq S. Abdulmoghni, Sami S. Al-dobai, Nedal F. Nauman   +6 more
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Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries [PDF]

, 2015
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is characterised by the presence of immune responses to previously acquired Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection without clinical evidence of active tuberculosis (TB).
Abubakar, I, Aziz, MA, Baddeley, A, Barreira, D, Borroto Gutierrez, SM, Bruchfeld, J, Burhan, E, Cavalcante, S, Cedillos, R, Chaisson, R, Chee, CB-E, Chesire, L, Corbett, E, Dara, M, de Vries, G, Den Boon, S, Denholm, J, Falzon, D, Ford, N, Gale-Rowe, M, Getahun, H, Gilpin, C, Girardi, E, Go, U-Y, Govindasamy, D, Grant, AD, Grzemska, M, Harris, R, Horsburgh, CR, Ismayilov, A, Jaramillo, E, Kik, S, Kranzer, K, Lienhardt, C, LoBue, P, Loennroth, K, Marks, G, Matteelli, A, Menzies, D, Migliori, GB, Mosca, D, Mukadi, YD, Mwinga, A, Nelson, L, Nishikiori, N, Noordegraaf-Schouten, MV, Oordt-Speets, A, Rangaka, MX, Raviglione, M, Reis, A, Rotz, L, Sandgren, A, Schepisi, MS, Schuenemann, HJ, Sharma, SK, Sotgiu, G, Stagg, HR, Sterling, TR, Tayeb, T, Uplekar, M, van der Werf, MJ, van Kessel, F, van't Hoog, A, Vandevelde, W, Varma, JK, Vezhnina, N, Voniatis, C, Weil, D, Weyer, K, Wilkinson, RJ, Yoshiyama, T, Zellweger, JP   +71 more
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Intestinal Helminth Infections and Their Association with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Test Performance in an Endemic Setting, Northwest Ethiopia

Infection and Drug Resistance
Yohannes Zenebe,1– 3 Markos Abebe,3 Abaineh Munshea,2,4 Gizachew Yismaw,5 Meaza Zewde,3 Mekdelawit Alemayehu,3 Roland Lang,6 Meseret Habtamu3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir ...
Zenebe Y, Abebe M, Munshea A, Yismaw G, Zewde M, Alemayehu M, Lang R, Habtamu M   +7 more
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Factors associated with latent tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study in Vaud County

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background Screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in asylum seekers (AS) may prevent future cases of tuberculosis. As the screening with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) is costly, the objective of this study was to assess ...
Sarivalasis Apostolos, Zellweger Jean-Pierre, Faouzi Mohamed, Daher Oscar, Deslarzes Charlotte, Bodenmann Patrick   +5 more
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Higher blood manganese level associated with increased risk of adult latent tuberculosis infection in the US population

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe associations between blood heavy metal levels and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between blood heavy metal levels and LTBI in adults ...
Min Qi, Min Qi, Huan Zhang, Huan Zhang, Jian-Qing He, Jian-Qing He   +5 more
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The Global Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Re-estimation Using Mathematical Modelling. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The existing estimate of the global burden of latent TB infection (LTBI) as "one-third" of the world population is nearly 20 y old. Given the importance of controlling LTBI as part of the End TB Strategy for eliminating TB by 2050, changes in
A Kunkel, BB Trunz, C Dye, C Dye, CR Horsburgh Jr., DE Zak, E Vynnycky, EL Corbett, F van Leth, GM Cauthen, H Esmail, H Getahun, I Sutherland, JD Mancuso, John Z Metcalfe, JP Janssens, JR Andrews, LJ Abu-Raddad, M Pai, M Uplekar, MX Rangaka, Peter J. Dodd, PJ Dodd, PJ Dodd, R Sloot, Rein M. G. J. Houben, SH Ferebee, T Lillebaek   +27 more
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Interferon-gamma release assays versus tuberculin skin testing for detection of latent tuberculosis in chronic haemodialysis patients [PDF]

, 2017
Background. End stage renal disease increases the risk of reactivating latent tuberculosis (LTBI). Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA) are an alternative to the tuberculin skin test (TST) for detecting LTBI. Methods.
Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier, Janssens, Jean-Paul, Martin, Pierre-Yves, Niksic, Laurent, Rochat, Thierry, Roux-Lombard, Pascale, Saudan, Patrick, Triverio, Pierre-Alain   +7 more
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Evaluation and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Korea: A multicentre cohort analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2019
ObjectiveHealthcare workers (HCWs) are one of the target groups for systematic testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a setting of low TB incidence.
Seon-Sook Han, Su Jin Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Jin Hwa Song, Eun Hye Lee, Young Ae Kang   +5 more
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