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Mini-review: Silico-tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2021
Silicosis continues to be a serious health issue in many countries and its elimination by 2030 (a target set by WHO and the International Labour Organization in 1995) is virtually impossible.
Massimiliano Lanzafame, Sandro Vento
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Accelerated silicosis and silico‐tuberculosis: A difficult diagnosis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
It is well established that exposure to respirable crystalline silica is associated with higher mortality. Such exposures are associated with an increased risk of silico‐tuberculosis, silicosis, and other respiratory morbidities.
Rim Khemakhem, Nedia Moussa, Amina Kotti, Wiem Feki, Zeineb Mnif, Walid Feki, Samy Kammoun   +6 more
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Silico-tuberculosis, silicosis and other respiratory morbidities among sandstone mine workers in Rajasthan- a cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Exposures to respirable crystalline silica causes silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, autoimmune disorders and chronic renal disease.
Saranya Rajavel, Pankaja Raghav, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Venkiteswaran Muralidhar   +3 more
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In Silico Drug Discovery Strategies Identified ADMET Properties of Decoquinate RMB041 and Its Potential Drug Targets against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
The highly adaptive cellular response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to various antibiotics and the high costs for clinical trials, hampers the development of novel antimicrobial agents with improved efficacy and safety.
Kirsten E. Knoll, Mietha M. van der Walt, Du Toit Loots   +2 more
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In silico discovery of potential novel anti-tuberculosis drug candidates from phytoconstituents of Chlorophytum borivilianum and Asparagus racemosus

Heliyon
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in developing nations. Side effects and increasing drug resistance often limit conventional pharmaceutical treatments for TB.
Munir Ibrahim, Asmita Detroja, Avani Bhimani, Tirth Chetankumar Bhatt, Jaykumar Koradiya, Gaurav Sanghvi, Ashok Kumar Bishoyi   +6 more
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Pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema in a silico tuberculosis patient

Lung India, 2007
The present communication describes a case of pulmonary tuberculosis with silico-sis that developed pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema following anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy.
Dixit Ramakant, Dave Lokendra
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Silicosis, progressive massive fibrosis and silico-tuberculosis among workers with occupational exposure to silica dusts in sandstone mines of Rajasthan state: An urgent need for initiating national silicosis control programme in India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Context: Silicosis is a progressive, irreversible and incurable respiratory morbidity and often becomes a cause for pre-mature mortality among occupationally silica dust-exposed workers in India and similar countries.
Subroto S Nandi, Sarang V Dhatrak, Kamalesh Sarkar   +2 more
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A cluster onset of acute and accelerated silicosis cases in workers of ramming mass industries in Jharkhand, Eastern India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Introduction and Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among workers of ramming mass industries in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, eastern India.
Dharmendra Singh, Samit Kumar Carr, Bidisa Sarkar, Syed Irfan Ali, Kamalesh Sarkar   +4 more
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Consistency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Spoligotyping between the Membrane-Based Method and In Silico Approach

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
To tackle the spread of tuberculosis (TB), epidemiological studies are undertaken worldwide to investigate TB transmission chains. Clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) locus diversity, also called spoligotyping, is a widely
Charlotte Genestet, Elisabeth Hodille, Albin Bernard, Maxime Vallée, Gérard Lina, Adrien Le Meur, Guislaine Refrégier, Oana Dumitrescua   +7 more
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A mixed-methods study on impact of silicosis on tuberculosis treatment outcomes and need for TB-silicosis collaborative activities in India

Scientific Reports, 2023
Globally, silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) have been targeted for elimination by 2030. The study’s objectives were to determine the association of silicosis with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes, as well as to explore experts’ perspectives on improving ...
Mihir P. Rupani
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