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New onset adult asthma attributable to tuberculosis: A distinct phenotype?

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2022
Background: In clinical practice, we encounter cases of bronchial asthma the onset of which correlates with past tuberculosis (TB), either pulmonary or extrapulmonary.
Kundan Mehta, Kiran A Balani, Tushar R Sahasrabudhe   +2 more
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Comparative Study between Polymerase Chain Reaction and Different Rapid Tests for Detection of Mycobacterium Infection. [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2016
The objective of this work is to reach a sensitive and rapid method for the laboratory diagnosis of active tuberculosis disease in patients and latent TB infection in household contacts and healthy community controls.
Elarabany N. F, Abdallah, A. E., Abdallah, G. A., Salah A.   +3 more
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Agreement test between Ziehl Neelsen staining and GenXpert in adult pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis

JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2021
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Most of healthcare facilities in Indonesia still use Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) staining to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) rather than GeneXpert MTB/RIF ...
Kemas Ya'kub Rahadiyanto, Muhammad Syahrul Ramadhan, Ella Amalia   +2 more
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Current approaches to screening for tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents in Russia

Медицинский совет, 2015
Information about retraction of an articleAnalysis conducted by the members of the editorial board has revealed the direct borrowing without reference to the specific source of citations in the following articles:The article by Aksenova V.A ...
V. A. Aksenova, L. A. Baryshnikova, N. I. Klevno   +2 more
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Positive Lateral Flow Urine Lipoarabinomannan Assay (LF-LAM) Result in Detection of Active Tuberculosis

Majalah Kedokteran Bandung, 2021
Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is the main component of M. tuberculosis (MTB) wall as result of MTB degradation by macrophages in the human body. In patients with active TB and HIV co-infection, a decrease in antibody responses may be apparent that some of LAM ...
Sara Puspita, Dewi Kartika Turbawaty, Nina Tristina, Leni Lismayanti   +3 more
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Clinical, radiological, and laboratory predictors of a positive urine lipoarabinomannan test in sputum-scarce and sputum-negative patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in two Johannesburg hospitals

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2021
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality in persons living with HIV (PLWH). Sputum-based diagnosis of TB in patients with low CD4 counts is hampered by paucibacillary disease and consequent sputum scarcity or negative sputum results ...
Lior Chernick, Ismail S. Kalla, Michelle Venter   +2 more
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HIV/TB co-infection in the North-West Region of Russia

Журнал инфектологии, 2014
With the aim to assess the HIV/TB epidemic situation and its features in the different areas of the North-West Federal Region statistical data during the last five years (2008–2012) were analyzed.
Z. M. Zagdyn, V. B. Galkin, G. S. Balasanyants   +2 more
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Tuberculosis treatment outcomes and its associated factors in a tertiary health center in Southwestern Nigeria: A 5-year retrospective review

Current Medical Issues, 2021
Background: Monitoring and evaluation of tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome is an essential component of the evaluation of a country's TB control program.
Abiona Oluwadamilola Odeyemi, Abiodun R Ojewuyi, Abimbola Ololade Odeyemi, Amadin A Olotu   +3 more
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Experience and Perception of Healthcare Workers on the Challenges of Follow-Up and Treatment of Tuberculosis Patients in Southern Ethiopia: An Exploratory-Descriptive Qualitative Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2022
Amene Abebe,1 Shemsu Nuriye,1 Daniel Baza,2 Mesfin Markos,3 Selamawit Woldeyohanes,1 Temesgen Bati Gelgelu1 1Wolaita Sodo University, School of Public Health, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia; 2Wolaita Sodo University, School of Nursing, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia ...
Abebe A, Nuriye S, Baza D, Markos M, Woldeyohanes S, Gelgelu TB   +5 more
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Imunodiagnosis Tuberkulosis dengan Interferon Gamma Release Assay dan Uji Tuberkulin pada Anak dengan Infeksi Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Sari Pediatri, 2021
Latar belakang. Tuberkulosis (TB) dan Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) merupakan salah satu penyebab utama kematian pada anak. Diagnosis dini penting untuk menurunkan angka mortalitas TB pada infeksi HIV.
Nastiti Kaswandani, Dhyniek Nurul FLA, Jose R.L. Batubara   +2 more
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