International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Objective: Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) has been applied as a novel method of detection pathogens for infectious diseases, but its value in the rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis(TBM)has not been clarified based on large samples ...
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Delay in DOTS for new pulmonary tuberculosis patient from rural area of Wardha District, India [PDF]
, 2010 Vast majority of active tuberculosis patients seeks treatment, do so promptly, still many patients spend a great deal of time and money “shopping for health” and too often they do not receive either accurate diagnosis or effective treatment, despite ...
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International Journal of Medical MicrobiologyNon-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) has become a significant public health issue threatening human health in recent years. Traditional mycobacterial culture is complex, time-consuming, and unable to identify NTM at the species level ...
Li-ping Cheng +9 more
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Polymorphism in the EREG gene confers susceptibility to tuberculosis
BMC Medical Genetics, 2019 Background Host genetic factors affect the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection as well as the progression of the disease. Epiregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, which binds to the epidermal growth
Wen Cao +7 more
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Model of Empowerment to Improve Autonomy Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) Tuberculosis Patients [PDF]
, 2016 Empowerment as not yet optimal health promotion efforts done to enhance the autonomy of Directly Observed Treatment (DOT), which affect the success of the recovery of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Abdullah, E. (Endang) +3 more
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Tuberculosis in Malta : a case for sputum induction [PDF]
, 2013 Sputum induction is a procedure used to help patients expectorate samples of sputum for laboratory analysis. It is a simple, safe and standardised procedure which may avoid the use of more invasive and potentially harmful interventions such as fibreoptic
Farrugia, Brian
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The bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
, 2003 Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was newly diagnosed were randomized to receive 400 mg moxifloxacin, 300 mg isonaizid, or 600 mg rifampin daily for 5 days. Sixteen-hour overnight sputa collections were made for the
Bongard, E +7 more
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Gambaran Pengetahuan dan Sikap Pasien Tuberkulosis Paru terhadap Penyakit Tuberkulosis Paru di Puskesmas Harapan Raya Kota Pekanbaru Periode Juni-desember 2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Tuberculosis is infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Good knowledge and attitude of patient with tuberculosis about the disease will help to eradicate and prevent pulmonary tuberculosis disease.
Endriani, R. (Rita) +2 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND:The need for a rapid, molecular test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) has prompted exploration of TB-LAMP (Eiken; Tokyo, Japan) for use in resource-limited settings.
Cattamanchi, Adithya +4 more
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THE VALUE OF THE COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST IN THE EXCLUSION OF ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS [PDF]
, 1922 Ashleigh Punch, A. H. Gosse
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