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Evaluation of Nested PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Pediatric Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) is a highly morbid, often fatal disease and its prompt diagnosis is fundamental to the proper management.
Amit Singh, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Seema Dayal, KM Shukla, ME Siddique   +4 more
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First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Nepal [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Nepal. Strain variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis may influence the outcome of TB infection and disease. To date, the phylogenetic diversity of M.
A Sandgren, AE Hirsh, AN Malik, BC de Jong, Bhagwan Maharjan, Bhawana Shrestha, Bijaya Malla, C Demay, CB Holmes, CB Uwizeye, Christophe Sola, D Stucki, David Stucki, E Lasunskaia, E Svensson, ES Click, F Brossier, FA Drobniewski, G Thwaites, H Dong, H Getahun, H Han, HY Dou, I Comas, I Parwati, J Kamerbeek, JK Bonfield, JR Sun, Julia Feldmann, K Brudey, K Brudey, L Baker, L Fenner, Lukas Fenner, M Caws, M Connolly, M Coscolla, M Hanekom, Markers European Concerted Action on New Generation Genetic, MM Gutacker, MW Borgdorff, N Lari, O Neyrolles, P Supply, P Supply, R Staden, RX Liu, S Borrell, S Borrell, S Feuerriegel, S Gagneux, S Gagneux, S Narayanan, S Niemann, S Sreevatsan, Sebastien Gagneux, Sonia Borrell, T Iwamoto, T Lillebaek, TC Victor, TN Buu, TN Buu, UB Singh, US Rajapaksa, Y Hu, Y Pang, YJ Sun, YL Guo   +67 more
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Disseminated tuberculosis with tuberculous meningitis in an immunocompetent host [PDF]

Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2014
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) results from the lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the availability of effective therapy, diagnosis is usually late and mortality remains high. We report a case of a 29-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse that presented with altered mental status and was found to have a 'tree-in ...
Patrick Hurley, Talal Hilal, Malkanthie McCormick   +2 more
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Fluoroquinolones and isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: implications for the 2018 WHO guidance. [PDF]

, 2019
INTRODUCTION: 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of isoniazid (H)-resistant (Hr) tuberculosis recommend a four-drug regimen: rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E), pyrazinamide (Z) and levofloxacin (Lfx), with or without H ([H]RZE-
Abbara, A, Abubakar, I, Alexander, E, Baker, LV, Barrett, JC, Booth, H, Bothamley, GH, Burgess, H, Cosgrove, C, Creer, DD, Davidson, JA, Dunleavy, A, Francis, M, Grp, LINH-RTBS, Gupta, U, Hamid, S, Harris, RJ, Haselden, BM, Holden, E, Kahr, V, Kon, OM, Kunst, H, Lalor, MK, Lipman, MC, Loebinger, MR, Loutet, MG, Lozewicz, S, Lynn, W, McHugh, TD, Milburn, HJ, Mohiyuddin, T, Palchaudhuri, P, Perrin, FM, Phillips, PPJ, Rahman, A, Schmok, E, Soobratty, MR, Stagg, HR, Taylor, L   +38 more
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Intra-abdominal lymphatic tuberculosis as a rare case of small intestine volvulus

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
Tuberculosis used to be uncommon in the developed countries but seems to be still on rampant in developing countries. However, there seems to be an increasing occurrence in the developed countries too mainly due to low living conditions, increased ...
Filitsa Konstantara, Sotiria Stamopoulou, Ioannis D Gkegkes, Ioannis Kotrogiannis, Eleftherios Fotiou, Christos Papazacharias, Ioannis A Paraskevopoulos, Dimitrios Filippou, Panagiotis Skandalakis   +8 more
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Standardized Methods for Enhanced Quality and Comparability of Tuberculous Meningitis Studies [PDF]

, 2016
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a major cause of death and disability in tuberculosis-endemic areas, especially in young children and immunocompromised adults.
Aarnoutse, Robert, Caws, Maxine, Figaji, Anthony, Hemmskerk, Anna D, Mai, Nguyen T H, Marais, Ben J, Marais, Suzaan S, McIlleron, Helen, Meintjes, Graeme, Misra, Usha K, Rohlwick, Ursula, Ruslami, Rovina, Schoeman, Johan F, Seddon, James A, Solomans, Regan, Thwaites, Guy E, van Crevel, Reinout, van Toorn, Ronald, Wilinson, Robert J   +18 more
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Impact of Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination on Neuroradiological Manifestations of Pediatric Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]

, 2010
The authors conducted this study to identify whether bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination leads to an altered spectrum of neuroimaging findings outcome in pediatric Patients with tuberculous meningitis. This retrospective study was conducted through
Ather M. Taqui, Colditz GA, Guler N., Hopewell PC, Iqbal Azam, Leonard JM, Mohammad Wasay, Najam Uddin, Population Reference Bureau., Rosenthal SR, Saad Ajmal, Scheld WM, Syed Qamaruddin Nizami, Wasay M., World Health Organization., Yousuf Husen   +15 more
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Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Factor for Tuberculosis Meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Neurology, 2016
We investigated the potential role of serum procalcitonin in differentiating tuberculosis meningitis from bacterial and viral meningitis, and in predicting the prognosis of tuberculosis meningitis.This was a retrospective study of 26 patients with tuberculosis meningitis.
Si Eun Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Jinse Park, Sam Yeol Ha, Kyong Jin Shin, Bong Soo Park, Jinseung Kim, Kang Min Park   +7 more
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Disseminated tuberculosis with central nervous system involvement in an adolescent: the consequences of missed preventive therapy and absent immunization

Zdorovʹe Rebenka
Adolescents are particularly susceptible to tuberculosis, especially severe manifestations such as disseminated tuberculosis with central nervous system involvement.
Azizah Hamida, Retno Asih Setyoningrum
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The influence of host and bacterial genotype on the development of disseminated disease with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2008
The factors that govern the development of tuberculosis disease are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
Maxine Caws, Guy Thwaites, Sarah Dunstan, Thomas R Hawn, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Kasia Stepniewska, Mai Nguyet Thu Huyen, Nguyen Duc Bang, Tran Huu Loc, Sebastien Gagneux, Dick van Soolingen, Kristin Kremer, Marianne van der Sande, Peter Small, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Hoang Thi Quy, Nguyen Thi Hong Duyen, Dau Quang Tho, Nguyen T Hieu, Estee Torok, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Huy Dung, Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Phan Minh Duy, Nguyen van Vinh Chau, Jeremy Farrar   +27 more
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