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Pulmonary Eosinophilia in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Chest, 1992
Three radiologically and bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patients had eosinophilic pneumonia, as demonstrated by BAL. In two patients, pulmonary eosinophilia was present only at the site of the lesion and the third had eosinophilia in both peripheral blood and lung.
Vijayan, V K, Reetha, A M, Jawahar, M S, Sankaran, K, Prabhakar, R   +4 more
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Role of Radiology in Diagnosis and Management.

Radiographics, 2017
Tuberculosis is a public health problem worldwide, including in the United States-particularly among immunocompromised patients and other high-risk groups. Tuberculosis manifests in active and latent forms.
A. Nachiappan, Kasra Rahbar, Xiao Shi, E. Guy, E. M. Mortani Barbosa, G. Shroff, Daniel Ocazionez, A. Schlesinger, Sharyn I. Katz, M. Hammer   +9 more
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Computer-aided detection of pulmonary tuberculosis on digital chest radiographs: a systematic review.

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2016
OBJECTIVE To systematically review the diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided detection (CAD) of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) on digital chest radiographs (CXR).
T. Pande, C. Cohen, M. Pai, F. A. Khan
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The early bactericidal activity of drugs in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

American Review of Respiratory Disease, 2015
Counts of colony-forming units of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum were done on selective medium during the first 2 wk of treatment of 124 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
A. Jindani, V. Aber, E. Edwards, D. Mitchison   +3 more
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Imaging of pulmonary tuberculosis

European Radiology, 2002
Tuberculosis, more than any other infectious disease, has always been a challenge, since it has been responsible for a great amount of morbidity and mortality in humans. After a steady decline in the number of new cases during the twentieth century, due to improved social and environmental conditions, early diagnosis, and the development of ...
Van Dyck, Pieter, Vanhoenacker, Filip, van den Brande, P., de Schepper, Arthur   +3 more
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Influence of initial drug resistance on the response to short-course chemotherapy of pulmonary tuberculosis.

American Review of Respiratory Disease, 2015
The response to short-course chemotherapy of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis was examined in 12 controlled trials carried out during the past decade in Africa, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Among those
D. Mitchison, A. Nunn
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Obstructive airway disease in patients with treated pulmonary tuberculosis.

American Review of Respiratory Disease, 2015
Data were collected just before medically approved sanitorium discharge from 1,403 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis using a questionnaire, the hospital chart, a spirogram, and a rating of chest roentgenograms.
G. Snider, L. Doctor, T. Demas, A. R. Shaw   +3 more
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Therapeutic effect of a new antibacterial substance ofloxacin (DL8280) on pulmonary tuberculosis.

American Review of Respiratory Disease, 2015
A new antibacterial substance, ofloxacin (DL8280), was used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. The agent was given to 19 patients with chronic cavitary lung tuberculosis as single doses of 300 mg daily for 6 to 8 months. A decrease in the amount
M. Tsukamura, E. Nakamura, S. Yoshii, H. Amano   +3 more
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Radiographic appearance of pulmonary tuberculosis: dogma disproved.

AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 2015
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to review the origins of the classic teaching on pulmonary tuberculosis, its evolution in the modern literature, and the evidence that led to its demise. CONCLUSION Use of molecular epidemiologic techniques that
A. Rozenshtein, F. Hao, M. T. Starc, G. Pearson   +3 more
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Resection for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

The American Journal of Nursing, 1959
T HE reduction in the number of beds needed for patients with tuberculosis and the closing of some sanatoria have led to the assumption that tuberculosis has been conquered. Unfortunately, this is not so. Actually, the decrease in beds for tuberculosis has resulted from the present treatment methods, which allow a shorter period of hospitalization.
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