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Beyond the Lungs: A Rare Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting With Neck Vein Thrombosis and Seizure

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affects the lungs but can involve virtually any organ system, manifesting as extrapulmonary TB. While TB‐related hypercoagulability and venous thromboembolism are recognized, such presentations remain uncommon and diagnostically challenging, especially in the absence of ...
Hamda Al-Mansoori, M. Z. Sharaf Eldean, Abdelkareem Alhyari, Mahmoud Tabouni, Dawei Cui   +4 more
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Diagnostic accuracy study of STANDARD TB-Feron FIA and STANDARD TB-Feron ELISA tests for tuberculosis infection diagnosis in Eastern European setting

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Introduction: Tuberculosis infection (TBI) is diagnosed based on a positive immune response to M. tuberculosis antigens. This study aimed to evaluate both the qualitative and quantitative performance of two novel IGRA-based tests, the STANDARD E TB-Feron
Valeriu Crudu, Dumitru Chesov, Alexandru Codreanu, Nadejda Turcanu, Nelly Ciobanu, Liuba Nepoliuc, Doina Rusu   +6 more
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Effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on risk of death in west African, HIV-infected adults with high CD4 cell counts: long-term follow-up of the Temprano ANRS 12136 trial [PDF]

, 2017
Temprano ANRS 12136 was a factorial 2 × 2 trial that assessed the benefits of early antiretroviral therapy (ART; ie, in patients who had not reached the CD4 cell count threshold used to recommend starting ART, as per the WHO guidelines that were the ...
Badje, Anani, Gabillard, Delphine, Guéhi, Calixte, Kabran, Mathieu, Le Carrou, Jérôme, M Kouame, Gérard, Moh, Raoul, Ntakpé, Jean-Baptiste   +7 more
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Disseminated BCGosis After Intravesical BCG Installation for Bladder Cancer

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
We present three patients who developed BCGosis, a rare complication following intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) treatment for bladder cancer. These cases highlight the diverse clinical manifestations, diagnostic challenges, and management strategies of this entity, emphasizing the importance of early recognition and initiation of ...
Tyler Martinson, C. Bradley Hare, Andrea Kirmaier, Joseph C. Presti, John L. Shaia, Bian Wu, Jonathan E. Volk, Piyush Baindara   +7 more
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A case of panuveitis with hypopyon due to presumed ocular leishmaniasis in a HIV patient. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis is a well-known immunologic cutaneous reaction. There are few case reports of ocular leishmaniasis. It is a sight-threatening condition that needs to be rapidly recognized and treated to avoid permanent ...
AM Hassan El, BS McGwire, C Meenken, EA Khalil, EE Zijlstra, EM Race, Expert committee, J Alvar, J Biswas, J Biswas, JL Villanueva, JN Jarvis, ML Woods, P Blanche, P Desjeux, R Bernier, S Antinori   +16 more
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A Case of Chronic Q Fever Treated With Doxycycline and Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole With a Favorable Outcome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
In United States, Q fever cases increased from < 50 to 200 from 2000–2019. Case: 31‐year‐old female with fever after exposure to unpasteurized milk. Investigation revealed positive Q fever IgG. Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline were started due to QTc prolongation.
Pairie M., Dutta N., Erayil S. E., Van’t Hof J. R., Paim A. C., Rajib Chowdhury   +5 more
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A Case of Evolving Hepatotoxicity Following Systemic Drug Reaction to Isoniazid–Rifapentine (3HP)

Case Reports in Hepatology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The 3‐month, once‐weekly regimen of isoniazid plus rifapentine (3HP) is widely used for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) because of its shorter duration and favorable adherence compared to isoniazid monotherapy. However, 3HP is associated with hepatotoxicity as well as systemic drug reactions (SDRs), characterized by rapid‐onset flu‐like symptoms ...
Niels Vizgan, Jesse Martinez-Kratz, Chris LaBudde, Fredric Gordon, Sreeja Dattachoudhury   +4 more
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Maribel Gamon - Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Solving a Problem by Reconstructing the Public Health Infrastructure [PDF]

, 2013
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, commonly referred to as TB, is responsible for causing about 630,000 cases per year of infectious diseases worldwide. Recently, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become an alarming public health concern.
Gamon, Maribel
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Mixed Th1 and Th2 Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4 T cell responses in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis from Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2017
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and helminth infections elicit antagonistic immune effector functions and are co-endemic in several regions of the world.
A Harari, A Lalvani, A Rougemont, A Sher, AC Mullen, Adam Penn-Nicholson, AK Abbas, Anneth Tumbo, AS McKee, B Speich, Beatrice Nickel, BM Sullivan, C Manca, CB Chesnais, Claudia Daubenberger, CN Ting, CY Chen, D Elias, D Elias, D Elias, D Gebreegziabiher, D Ordway, D Portevin, DA Karagiannis-Voules, Damien Portevin, E Jouanguy, E Jouanguy, E Petruccioli, E Petruccioli, EJ Pearce, EM Lipner, EV Acosta-Rodriguez, F Altare, F Annunziato, F McNab, Fatoumatta Darboe, Francis Mhimbira, G Walzl, GE Kaiko, Giuseppe Pantaleo, H Bruns, Hanspeter Marti, I Malhotra, IR Caldas, J Keane, J Zhu, JA Potian, JE Allen, JK Actor, JL Flynn, JP Huber, JP Huber, JS Sutherland, K Dheda, K Zevallos, KE Wiens, Khalid Ohmiti, KK McKinstry, Klaus Reither, L Barcellini, L Petrone, LB Ivashkiv, LC Osborne, LM Neto, M Brown, M Perreau, M Perreau, M Roederer, Matthieu Perreau, Maxmillian Mpina, MM Van der Zalm, MP Berry, N Caccamo, N van Soelen, ND Marin, P Jayaraman, P Mangtani, P Salgame, Patrizia Amelio, PH Gazzinelli-Guimaraes, PJ Cooper, PJ George, PJ George, PJ Hotez, R Anuradha, R Anuradha, R Anuradha, R de Jong, R Granich, R Tibshirani, RE Callard, RG Jenner, RJ Mazzaccaro, RM Anthony, RM Houben, RM Teles, S Brighenti, S Herbst, S Knopp, S Metenou, S Nookala, S Romagnani, S Romagnani, S Romagnani, SA Stanley, Song Ding, Stefanie Knopp, Subash Babu, T Chiacchio, TA Reese, TA Thomas, TH Ottenhoff, Thomas J. Scriba, U Sester, V Rozot, V Rozot   +115 more
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What is the most effective treatment for acne rosacea? [PDF]

, 2011
Topical metronidazole and azelaic acid are equally effective for the papulopustular lesions of acne rosacea, although metronidazole is better tolerated. Oral doxycycline, tetracycline, and metronidazole are also effective, but not enough evidence exists ...
Kelsberg, Gary, May, David, Safranek, Sarah   +2 more
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