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Differential expression analysis of miRNAs in macrophage-derived exosomes in the tuberculosis-infected bone microenvironment

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundMacrophages play an important role in regulating the course of spinal tuberculosis within the bone microenvironment. This study aimed to investigate the differential expression of miRNA in macrophage-derived exosomes within the tuberculosis ...
Zhicheng Sun   +4 more
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Identification of spinal tuberculosis subphenotypes using routine clinical data: a study based on unsupervised machine learning

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 2023
Objective The identification of spinal tuberculosis subphenotypes is an integral component of precision medicine. However, we lack proper study models to identify subphenotypes in patients with spinal tuberculosis.
Yuanlin Yao   +12 more
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Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesThe Surgery Journal, 2017
AbstractTuberculosis of the central nervous system accounts for approximately 1% of all cases of tuberculosis and 50% of these involve the spine. Intramedullary involvement is rare in tuberculosis. Clinical presentation of spinal intramedullary tuberculosis (SIMT) is similar to intramedullary spinal cord tumor. Here, we report the case of a 49-year-old
Prithvi Varghese   +3 more
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Functional Outcomes in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Spine Journal, 2021
Spinal tuberculosis often leads to neurological deficit and subsequent deterioration in functional outcomes. This review assesses the recent evidence on functional outcomes in spinal tuberculosis, highlighting functional recovery, assessment tools for ...
Lionelson Norbert Yong   +3 more
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Single cervical spinal extramedullary tuberculous lesion in a young female – case report [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Neurology, 2021
Skeletal tuberculosis is the main extrapulmonary site for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection disemination. As for the nervous sistem tuberculosis or spinal tuberculous disease in particular, the osseos elements are more frequently involved than the ...
Alexandra Bibirita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the diagnostic efficacy of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay for preoperative differential diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
BackgroundDifferential diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis is important for the clinical management of patients, especially in populations with spinal bone destruction.
Xiaojiang Hu   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is often under-diagnosed. We describe approaches to
Samuel Ajayi   +110 more
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Biomechanics of extreme lateral interbody fusion with different internal fixation methods: a finite element analysis

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Establishing a normal L3–5 model and using finite element analysis to explore the biomechanical characteristics of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) with different internal fixation methods.
Xiao-hua Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinal tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medical Journal, 1997
The cases of 32-year-old man and 42-year-old women are presented. Their history illustrates difficulties in the diagnosis of tuberculosis of the vertebral column. The patients suffered significant pains in the lumbar region lasting one year. Despite the presence of some abnormalities in lumbar vertebrae on x-rays no examinations were ever performed to ...
R Mittal, S Bhan
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Tuberculosis diagnosis using immunodominant, secreted antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Summary Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in most low-income countries. Hence, rapid and sensitive TB diagnostics play an important role in detecting and preventing the disease. In addition to established diagnostic methods, several
Aliya, Bekmurzayeva   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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