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The Role of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in Diagnosis of Spine Tuberculosis after Pre-operative Anti-tuberculosis Treatment [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2011
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis after 2 weeks of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment and to compare PCR to the Löwenstein - Jensen Culture (LJC) and
AH Rasit, SF Ibrahim, CC Wong
doaj  

Short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis

, 2005
The introduction in 1952 of isoniazid established the standard treatment of streptomycin, isoniazid and either thiacetazone or para-aminosalicylic acid for pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Global Reconstruction for Extensive Destruction in Tuberculosis of the Lumbar Spine and Lumbosacral Junction: A Case Report

Global Spine Journal, 2015
Study Design Case report. Objective To analyze the surgical difficulties in restoring global spinal stability and to describe an effective surgical option for tuberculosis with extensive destruction of the lumbosacral spine.
Nalli R. Uvaraj, Aju Bosco MS, DNB, Nalli R. Gopinath   +2 more
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in Spinal Tuberculosis

Asian Spine Journal, 2017
Even in an era of remarkable medical advances, there is an issue of why tuberculosis remains in the list of disastrous diseases, afflicting humans and causing suffering. There has not been a plausible answer to this, and it has been suggested that clinicians and medical scientists could presently not win the war against the tubercle bacilli.
Myung-Sang Moon, Sung-Sim Kim, Han-Lim Moon, Dong-Hyeon Kim   +3 more
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A rare case of non-contiguous multifocal spinal tuberculosis

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Spinal tuberculosis is defined as an Infection of the intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral bodies, caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MT). It represents 40% of all osteo-articular spondylitis.
Hilal Abboud, Ahmed Elhankari
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Survey of spinal tuberculosis in Basrah [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
Background. Tuberculous spondylitis (TS) or spinal tuberculosis is secondary either to pulmonary or intestinal tuberculosis and may be the initial manifestation of tuberculosis (TB).
Rabee A. Chaloob, Mohammed Abed Yasir
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Multifocal Extensive Spinal Tuberculosis with Retropharyngeal Abscess

, 2011
An unusual case of a young boy presenting with spinal tuberculosis involving cervical & thoracic vertebrae, along with retropharyngeal abscess is reported.
Md Abul Kalam Azad, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Farzana Shumy, MA Jalil Chowdhury, Samsun Nahar   +4 more
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Preserving an Imperiled Porpoise Through Pixels: Digitization of a Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) Skeleton, the World's Most Endangered Marine Mammal

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
Jamie L. Knaub, Brittany A. Dolan, Philip Unitt, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Tricia L. Meredith, Marianne E. Porter   +5 more
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The role of posterior instrumentation and fusion after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: Experience of 127 cases

, 2006
Long periods of immobilization, progressive kyphosis and graft failure are the major postoperative problems encountered after anterior radical surgical treatment for tuberculosis of the spine.
Ozturk, Cagatay, Azmi Hamzaoglu, Unsal Domanic, Ufuk Talu, Gogus, Abdullah, Cagatay Ozturk, Abdullah Gogus, Hamzaoglu, Azmi, Talu, Ufuk, Domanic, Unsal   +9 more
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Odontoid process pathologic fracture in spinal tuberculosis

, 2010
SummaryCraniovertebral junction tuberculosis is a rare lesion in which treatment remains controversial. Options range from conservative treatment to surgery, independently of any associated neurological threat. We here report the first case of pathologic
Hoffmann, E., Ilharreborde, B., Guigui, P., Lenoir, T., Ould-Slimane, M., Dauzac, C., Breitel, D.   +6 more
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