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Novel Method to Process Cystic Fibrosis Sputum for Determination of Oxidative State [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Induced sputum is the most commonly used method to analyze airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients ex vivo. Due to the complex matrix of the sample material, precise and reliable analysis of sputum constituents depends critically
Feilcke, M., Griese, M., Hartl, D., Hector, A., Jonas, F., Kappler, M.   +5 more
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Isolated anal tuberculosis presenting as an anal fistula in an immunocompetent child

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Extra‐pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for less than 15% of all tuberculosis cases, while intestinal tuberculosis accounts for less than 1% of extra‐pulmonary forms of the disease. Abdominal organ involvement is more common, but extension to the ano‐perineal region is extremely rare.
Mariam Lagrine, Rabiy Elqadiry, Houda Nassih, Aicha Bourrahouat, Imane Ait Sab   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sputum induction [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2002
PAGGIARO, PIER LUIGI, CHANEZ P, HOLZ O, IND PW, DJUKANOVIC R, MAESTRELLI P, STERK PJ   +6 more
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Biomarkers of Tuberculosis Severity and Treatment Effect: A Directed Screen of 70 Host Markers in a Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]

, 2017
More efficacious treatment regimens are needed for tuberculosis, however, drug development is impeded by a lack of reliable biomarkers of disease severity and of treatment effect. We conducted a directed screen of host biomarkers in participants enrolled
Barbero, S, Davis, J, Haynesworth, K, Jacobs, J, Jarlsberg, L, Lewinsohn, D, Mathew, A, Nahid, Payam, Schorey, J, Segal, Mark, Sigal, G, Small, N, Wang, M, Weiner, M, Whitworth, W   +14 more
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A Systematic Mapping Review of Core Outcome Reporting in Surgical Research for Oesophageal Cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oesophageal carcinoma is a rising global health burden, with surgical resection and perioperative chemotherapy forming the cornerstone of curative treatment. However, uncertainty persists regarding the optimal surgical approach, partly due to heterogeneity in outcome reporting, which hinders data synthesis and evidence‐based decision‐making ...
Nadia Matias, Anie Naqvi, Jack Thomson, Roukia Techache, Kerry Avery, Natalie Blencowe, Rhiannon Macefield, Bilal Alkhaffaf   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing relation between sputum smear grading in positive pulmonary Tuberculosis patients with treatment outcome

پژوهان, 2016
Introduction: Unsuccessful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is big challenge to public health. Some conflicting results in regards with relationship of the sputum smear degree in unsuccessful treatments or death of patients have been reported.
Mehran Yari, Leila Molaeipour, Mohammad Reza Jafari, Ali Asghar Valipour, Salman Khazaei, Ghodratollah Roushanaei   +5 more
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Study of Culture Conversion in Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis on All-Oral Longer Regimen at IGIMS, Patna

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
BackgroundMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) refers to tuberculosis that resists at least two primary drugs, namely isoniazid and rifampicin. To assess the management of MDR-TB, sputum culture conversion is performed. This study aimed to determine
Kumar Gudesh, Kumar Manish, Muni Sweta, Shankar Manish, Kumar Randhir, Kumari Namrata   +5 more
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TB or not TB? That is the question regarding TB treatment in a remote provincial hospital in Solomon Islands [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in Solomon Islands. Limited healthcare resources, geography, and sociocultural beliefs, coupled with lack of laboratory diagnostic tools, leads to diagnostic and treatment ...
Denniss, Amelia, Doolan, Brigid, Fink, James, Jones, Peter, Karnik, Tanvi, Rara, Grace, Subhaharan, Deloshan   +6 more
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Phase 3b Extension Study MT‐1186‐A04 to Evaluate the Continued Efficacy and Safety of Edaravone Oral Suspension for Up to an Additional 48 Weeks in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims An On/Off dosing regimen of intravenous (IV) edaravone and edaravone oral suspension is currently approved in the US for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Placebo‐controlled clinical trials showed that IV edaravone slows physical functional decline.
Angela Genge, Jeffrey Rothstein, Shari De Silva, Lorne Zinman, Marvin Chum, Adriano Chiò, Gen Sobue, Masashi Aoki, Hiide Yoshino, Manabu Doyu, Daniel Selness, Vesna Todorovic, Manabu Hirai, Nissim Sasson, Fumihiro Takahashi, Michelle Cecić, Art Wamil, Stephen Apple   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fungal Isolates of the Respiratory Tract in Symptomatic Patients Hospitalized in Pulmonary Units: A Mycological and Molecular Epidemiologic Study

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020
Zahra Rafat,1 Seyed Jamal Hashemi,1,2 Keyhan Ashrafi,3 Iraj Nikokar,4 Alireza Jafari,5 Abbas Rahimi Foroushani,6 Behrad Roohi,7 Zeinab Borjian Boroujeini,1 Niloofar Rashidi,1 Niki Najar-Shahri4 1Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of ...
Rafat Z, Hashemi SJ, Ashrafi K, Nikokar I, Jafari A, Rahimi Foroushani A, Roohi B, Borjian Boroujeini Z, Rashidi N, Najar-Shahri N   +9 more
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