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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Treated in Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis “Podhrastovi“ in Ten-Year Period (from 1998 to 2007)

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2008
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is the most common primary malign tumour of pleura. The aim of this study was to evaluate cases of MPM diagnosed and treated in Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis “Podhrastovi” during ten-year period (1998-
Vesna Čukić, Aida Ustamujić, Vladimir Lovre, Hasan Žutić, Sadika Genjac, Mina Mašić -Zečević   +5 more
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PCR-reverse blot hybridization assay in respiratory specimens for rapid detection and differentiation of mycobacteria in HIV-negative population

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Rapid identification of pathogenic Mycobacterium species is critical for a successful treatment. However, traditional method is time-consuming and cannot discriminate isolated non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) at species level.
Qing Zhang, Heping Xiao, Liping Yan
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Efficacy of the Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin assay for diagnosing sputum-smear negative or sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objective: To evaluate he diagnostic performance of the Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampin (MTB/RIF) assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).
Juan Yang, Yanheng Shen, Lei Wang, LiXia Ju, Xiaocui Wu, Peng Wang, Xiaohui Hao, Qin Sun, Fangyou Yu, Wei Sha   +9 more
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The regulation and potential role of interleukin-32 in tuberculous pleural effusion

Frontiers in Immunology
The possible protective effect of interleukin-32 (IL-32) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection has been indicated. However, few studies have been focused on IL-32 in tuberculosis patients.
Xuan Wang, Chengqing Yang, Chao Quan, Jun Li, Yan Hu, Peng Liu, Lulu Guan, Li Li, Li Li   +8 more
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The diagnostic performance of endobronchial ultrasound with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Objective This study investigated the diagnostic performance of endobronchial ultrasound with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) for detecting smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).
Lan Yao, Shanhao Chen, Wei Sha, Ye Gu
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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a patient with Mycobacterium intracellulare pulmonary disease: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases
This report details the case of a 77-year-old female with Mycobacterium intracellulare pulmonary disease and history of bladder tumor surgery. The patient initially presented to our hospital with a one-day history of fever. After receiving antibiotic and
Xiaoni Zhou, Xinhua Xiao, Yuying Wu, Jun Wang, Zhiyun Pan, Han Wang, Xiaohui Luo, Zhi Yao   +7 more
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Efficacy and safety of an innovative short-course regimen containing clofazimine for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis: a clinical trial

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2023
In preclinical studies, a new antituberculosis drug regimen markedly reduced the time required to achieve relapse-free cure. This study aimed to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy and safety of this four-month regimen, consisting of clofazimine ...
Xubin Zheng, Xuwei Gui, Lan Yao, Jun Ma, Yifan He, Hai Lou, Jin Gu, Ruoyan Ying, Liping Chen, Qin Sun, Yidian Liu, Chih-Ming Ho, Bai-Yu Lee, Daniel L. Clemens, Marcus A. Horwitz, Xianting Ding, Xiaohui Hao, Hua Yang, Wei Sha   +18 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis suppresses host antimicrobial peptides by dehydrogenating L-alanine

Nature Communications
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), ancient scavengers of bacteria, are very poorly induced in macrophages infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), but the underlying mechanism remains unknown.
Cheng Peng, Yuanna Cheng, Mingtong Ma, Qiu Chen, Yongjia Duan, Shanshan Liu, Hongyu Cheng, Hua Yang, Jingping Huang, Wenyi Bu, Chenyue Shi, Xiangyang Wu, Jianxia Chen, Ruijuan Zheng, Zhonghua Liu, Zhe Ji, Jie Wang, Xiaochen Huang, Peng Wang, Wei Sha, Baoxue Ge, Lin Wang   +21 more
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Optimizing pathological diagnosis of tuberculosis: qPCR outperforms acid-fast staining in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues and enables resistance profiling

Frontiers in Medicine
Background and ObjectiveAccurate detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues remains a significant challenge in routine pathological practice.
Yan Hu, Peng Liu, Minhui Mei, Chao Quan, Qiliang Liu   +4 more
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1923
Mode of access: Internet.
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