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Latent Tuberculosis among Pregnant Mothers in a Resource Poor Setting in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

, 2010
Untreated latent TB infection (LTBI) is a significant risk factor for active pulmonary tuberculosis, hence predisposing to adverse pregnancy outcomes and mother to child transmission. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis in pregnancy and its association,
Karim P Manji, Chagani, M.M., Mpembeni, Rose M, Manji, Mohamed P, Jusabani, Ahmed M, Taha S Karimjee, Jusabani, A.M., Chagani, Mohamedsuhel M, Jusabani, Ahmed, Manji, Karim P, Alwani, Zaheerabbas R, Mohamed P Manji, Zaheerabbas R Alwani, Karimjee, Taha S, Mpembeni Rose M, Chagani Mohamedsuhel M, Manji, M.P., Mohamedsuhel M Chagani, Sheriff, Faheem G, Karimjee Taha S, Manji, K.P., Jusabani Ahmed M, Manji Karim P, Alwani, Z.R., Manji Mohamed P, Mpembeni, R.M., Faheem G Sheriff, Rose M Mpembeni, Alwani, Zaheerabbas A, Sheriff, F.G., Alwani Zaheerabbas R, Sheriff Faheem G, Karimjee, T.S., Ahmed M Jusabani   +33 more
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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures.
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
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The role of the Interferon gamma release assay in assessing recent tuberculosis transmission in a hospital incident [PDF]

, 2011
In 2007, an extensive contact screening investigation into onward transmission of tuberculosis was instigated at a hospital in Northern Ireland following diagnosis of pulmonary multi-drug resistant TB in a healthcare worker.
Abubakar, Ibrahim, Nikolayevskyy, V, Elizabeth Davies, Abubakar, I, Flanagan, P, Paul Kelly, Davies Elizabeth, Abubakar Ibrahim, O'Connor, K, Vladislav Nikolayevskyy, Davies, E, Nikolayevskyy Vladislav, Bradshaw Louise, Flanagan, Peter, Davies, Elizabeth, Devine, M, Devine, Michael, Kevin O'Connor, Peter Flanagan, Drobniewski, F, Kelly Paul, Nikolayevskyy, Vladislav, Drobniewski, Francis, Ibrahim Abubakar, O'Connor Kevin, O'Connor, Kevin, Louise Bradshaw, Francis Drobniewski, Bradshaw, L, Bradshaw, Louise, Kelly, Paul, Michael Devine, Flanagan Peter, Devine Michael, Kelly, P, Drobniewski Francis   +35 more
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A Dynamic Gate Enables Regioselective Hydroxylation of Free Arginine by a Non‐Canonical Heme Enzyme

Advanced Science
The YqcI/YcgG family of heme‐dependent enzymes catalyzes guanidine N–H hydroxylation, a critical yet enigmatic step in bioactive natural product biosynthesis. Here, this mechanistic puzzle is resolved through high‐resolution structural snapshots of AglA,
Yuan Sun, Chao Dou, Weizhu Yan, Pengpeng Chen, Lu Zhang, Dan Zhou, Yanhui Zheng, Zhaolin Long, Shoujie Li, Xiaoqing Xu, Qiuxia Huang, Xiaofeng Zhu, Wei Cheng   +12 more
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Modified Frailty Index Independently Predicts Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Elderly Patients Undergoing Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Cancer Management and Research, 2021
Yongsheng Meng, Pengfei Zhao, Rong Yong Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People’s Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rong YongDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People’s Hospital, No.366, Taihu Road, Taizhou ...
Meng Y, Zhao P, Yong R
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Clinician and Patient Factors Associated With Long‐Term Glucocorticoid Use in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Advanced Therapies

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite guideline recommendations, long‐term glucocorticoid (GC) use is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We conducted a clinician survey nested within a large registry to identify patient and clinician factors associated with GC use. Methods Clinicians contributing patients to the CorEvitas Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry were surveyed ...
Michael D. George, George Reed, Matthew D. Kearney, Peter F. Cronholm, Kevin Kane, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Joel M. Kremer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary function 3–6 months after acute COVID-19: A systematic review and multicentre cohort study

Heliyon
Aims: To describe pulmonary function 3–6 months following acute COVID-19, to evaluate potential predictors of decreased pulmonary function and to review literature for the effect of COVID-19 on pulmonary function.
Merel E.B. Cornelissen, Asabi Leliveld, Nadia Baalbaki, Debbie Gach, Ivo van der Lee, Esther J. Nossent, Lizan D. Bloemsma, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee   +7 more
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Role of high resolution computed tomography of chest in posttransplant pulmonary infection

Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2017
Aim of This Study: This study aims to describe the utility of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of chest in renal transplant recipients in patients with pulmonary infection. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the findings of HRCT
Shruti P Gandhi, Vivek Kute, Kajal N Patel, Harsh Sutariya, Vaidehi Pandya   +4 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Influenza virus A infection of human monocyte and macrophage subpopulations reveals increased susceptibility associated with cell differentiation [PDF]

, 2012
Influenza virus infection accounts for significant morbidity and mortality world-wide. Interactions of the virus with host cells, particularly those of the macrophage lineage, are thought to contribute to various pathological changes associated with poor
Jackson David, Richard E. Randall, Richard E. Randall (190211), Nash, A.A., Anthony A Nash, Hoeve, M.A., Marieke A Hoeve, Anthony A. Nash, Hoeve Marieke A., Nash, Anthony A., Dransfield, I., Marieke A. Hoeve (190207), David Jackson (84936), Richard E Randall, Randall Richard E., Jackson, David, Randall, R.E., Nash Anthony A., David Jackson, Jackson, D., Ian Dransfield (190213), Dransfield, Ian, Marieke A. Hoeve, Anthony A. Nash (190209), Randall, Richard E., Ian Dransfield, Hoeve, Marieke A., Dransfield Ian   +27 more
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