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American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1946 ABSTRACT This review on pulmonary tuberculosis includes an introduction that describes how the lung is the portal of entry for the tuberculosis bacilli to enter the body and then spread to the rest of the body. The symptoms and signs of both primary and reactivation tuberculosis are described.
Lyon, Sarah M., Rossman, Milton D.
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 Background Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) are World Health Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in people with signs and symptoms of tuberculosis.
Jerry S Zifodya +11 more
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Active pulmonary tuberculosis and coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS ONE, 2021 Objective The proportion of COVID-19 patients having active pulmonary tuberculosis, and its impact on COVID-19 related patient outcomes, is not clear.
A. Aggarwal +5 more
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Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Introduction Vitamin D has a significant role in host immune defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It has been suggested that pulmonary tuberculosis may be associated with lower levels of vitamin D.
Vijay Jaimni +6 more
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Treatment of Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND Patients with highly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis have limited treatment options and historically have had poor outcomes. METHODS In an open-label, single-group study in which follow-up is ongoing at three South African sites, we ...
M. Bolhuis +2 more
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Journal of Cancer, 2020 Objective: Although previous studies suggest that previous pulmonary tuberculosis was associated with increased risk of lung cancer. It remains controversial whether pulmonary tuberculosis is a risk factor for lung cancer.
C. Oh +8 more
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Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 Background Globally, children under 15 years represent approximately 12% of new tuberculosis cases, but 16% of the estimated 1.4 million deaths. This higher share of mortality highlights the urgent need to develop strategies to improve case detection in ...
Bryan Vonasek +8 more
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Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2020 Background Tuberculosis is an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It still remains a major public health problem which affects all age groups.
Abinet Adane +3 more
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