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The Role of TB-LAMP Method in Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Sputum of Patients Suspected of Having Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2020
Background: Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Appropriate diagnosis is an effort to control TB. The World Health Organization has recommended loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). In
Mardiastuti H Wahid, Agus Sjahrurachman, Ardath H Sitorus, Erlina Burhan   +3 more
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A Deep Representation Learning Method for Quantitative Immune Defense Function Evaluation and Its Clinical Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ImmuDef, a novel algorithm to quantitatively evaluate the anti‐infection immune defense function of an individual based on RNA‐seq data via a variational autoencoder (VAE) model. It is validated on 3200+ samples across four immune states with high accuracy. It can serve as a metric for disease severity and prognosis across pathogenic cohorts.
Zhen‐Lin Tan, Tao Luo, Yu Lin, Xiao‐Jun Wu, Wen‐Kang Shen, Jie Chen, Qian Lei, An‐Yuan Guo   +7 more
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Increased Neutrophil Elastase in Affected Lobes of Bronchiectasis and Correlation of Its Levels between Sputum and Bronchial Lavage Fluid [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Background Neutrophil elastase (NE) has been proposed as a potential biomarker for evaluating the severity and prognosis of bronchiectasis. This study aimed to compare bronchial lavage quantification of NE levels and activities with those of sputum ...
Lam Nguyen-Ho, Hoang Kim Tu Trinh, Vu Le-Thuong, Kieu-Minh Le, Van Thanh Niem Vo, Diem My Vu, Ngoc Tran-Van, James D. Chalmers   +7 more
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Cell‐Free DNA‐Based Theranostics for Inflammatory Disorders

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Summary on the dual potential of cfDNA as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for inflammatory disorders. Figure was created with BioRender.com. ABSTRACT Inflammatory disorders are characterized by immune‐mediated inflammatory cascades that can affect multiple organs.
Jiatong Li, Yumei Wang, Xiaoxi Fan, Miao Xu, Jiawen Li, Wenfei Tan, Jianxiang Zhang, Heran Li   +7 more
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SPX-101 is stable in and retains function after exposure to cystic fibrosis sputum [PDF]

, 2019
Background: In healthy lungs, epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is regulated by short, palate, lung, and nasal clone 1 (SPLUNC1). In cystic fibrosis (CF), ENaC is hyperactivated in part due to a loss of SPLUNC1 function.
Scott, David W., Sesma, Juliana, Stuhlmiller, Timothy J., Wu, Bryant   +3 more
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A TtAgo‐Driven Autocatalytic Circuit with Thermal‐Enhanced Kinetics for One‐Pot Nucleic Acid Detection

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study proposes a universal catalytic DNA circuits termed TACTIC (Thermus thermophilus protein‐driven autocatalytic circuit) for one‐pot detection of DNA and RNA in multiple clinical samples. Integrated with machine learning, TACTIC accurately profile the distinct expression of four extracellular vesicle‐derived miRNAs across different samples and ...
Zuowei Xie, Ruijia Deng, Ben Niu, Yingjie Yang, Shuang Zhao, Hongzhao Yang, Meilin Gong, Jie Luo, Yu Tang, Jing Sheng, Yan Pi, Ming Chen, Kai Chang   +12 more
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Tuberculosis in Malta : a case for sputum induction [PDF]

, 2013
Sputum induction is a procedure used to help patients expectorate samples of sputum for laboratory analysis. It is a simple, safe and standardised procedure which may avoid the use of more invasive and potentially harmful interventions such as fibreoptic
Farrugia, Brian
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Autonomous Recognition of Retained Secretions in Central‐Airway Based on Deep Learning for Adult Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work presents a deep learning model to autonomously recognize and classify the secretion retention into three levels for patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, achieving 89.08% accuracy. This model can be implemented to ventilators by edge computing, whose feasibility is approved.
Shuai Wang, Zhuoran Xiao, Meng Wang, Jianchao Li, Chunjing Tao, Jiangzhen Guo, Yubo Fan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2003
Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was newly diagnosed were randomized to receive 400 mg moxifloxacin, 300 mg isonaizid, or 600 mg rifampin daily for 5 days. Sixteen-hour overnight sputa collections were made for the
Bongard, E, Gillespie, SH, Gosling, RD, Kanduma, EG, Morris, RW, Nyindo, M, Sam, NE, Uiso, LO   +7 more
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Proteomic Analysis of Golden Sputum Reveals Pulmonary Complement Activation During Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most common severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). In recent years, a major role of inflammation and innate immunity has been evidenced, but ACS pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, and therapeutic options are limited.
Slimane Allali, Nabiha Sbeih, Rachel Rignault‐Bricard, Johanna Bruce, Morgane Le Gall, Claire Heilbronner, Noemie de Cacqueray, Sofia Angyalosy, Melissa Taylor, Joséphine Brice, Mariane de Montalembert, Martina Bevacqua, Emilie‐Fleur Gautier, Olivier Hermine, Thiago Trovati Maciel   +14 more
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