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Appendicular mass – a rare form of tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2017
Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis.
Balalau, Cristian, Banu, Petrisor, Bratucu, Mircea, Constantin, Vlad D., Popa, Florian, Vladescu, Teodora   +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 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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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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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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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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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1923
Mode of access: Internet.
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THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS [PDF]

BMJ, 1900
This may be a matter of considerable ease, or one of extreme difficulty, depending on the stage of the disease and the nature of the pathologic conditions. Let us first consider its diagnosis at an early stage. Tuberculosis is an infection, and as is the rule with infections, it occasions a rise of temperature even at its incipiency. Except very rarely,
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Pulmonary tuberculosis and some underlying conditions in Golestan Province of Iran, during 2001-2005 [PDF]

, 2009
Context: Pulmonary tuberculosis has been a major health problem in Golestan province of Iran. Aims: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate the frequency of coexisting medical conditions and their effects on some epidemiologic ...
Dashti, M., Golsha, R., Najafi, L., Rezaei, S.R., Roshandel, G., Shafiee, A.   +5 more
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