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Examination of Acid-Fast Bacilli in Sputum Using Modified Light Microscope with Homemade Light Emitting Diode Additional Attachment [PDF]

, 2011
Typical clinical symptoms and chest X-ray is a marker of Tuberculosis (TB) sufferers. However, the diagnosis of TB in adults should be supported by microscopic examination.
Damian P. Hruszkewycz (1802131), Louise M. Guard (1469071), Matthew J. Chalkley (1926736), Michael K. Takase (1371342), Nilay Hazari (1469062), Peter Hofmann (624654), Timothy J. Schmeier (1845007)   +6 more
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A Case of Metastatic Cutaneous Tubercular Abscess with Concomitant Central Nervous System Tuberculoma in an Indian Adolescent Girl [PDF]

Pediatric Infectious Disease
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, most commonly reported in high-prevalence countries like India. The diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis is challenging because of the paucibacillary nature of the disease, its rare ...
Reshma Joseph, Menaka P Nallasivam, Sasikumar B Raman   +2 more
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Real-Time and Wireless Assessment of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy With Co-Encapsulated Ingestion Sensor in HIV-Infected Patients: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

, 2020
Adherence with antiretroviral therapy is important for preventing disease progression and HIV transmission. The co-encapsulated pill sensor system sends a signal through a cutaneous patch and allows real-time monitoring of pill ingestion. A 16-week pilot
Corado, Katya, Daar, Eric S, Dao, John, Fletcher, Courtney V, Guerrero, Mario, Liu, Honghu, Rosen, Marc I, Shen, Jie, Siqueiros, Lisa, Wang, Yan, Xiong, Di, Young, Todd   +11 more
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Expressions of Antimicrobial Peptides LL-37, Human Beta Defensin-2 and -3 in the Lesions of Cutaneous Tuberculosis and Tuberculids

Chinese Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Antimicrobial peptides, including cathelicidin LL-37, human beta defensin (HBD)-2, and HBD-3, are important elements of the innate immune response and involved in modulation of the adaptive immunity, and they also play an important role in ...
Zheng Zhao, Zhang-Lei Mu, Xi-Wan Liu, Xiao-Jing Liu, Jun Jia, Lin Cai, Jian-Zhong Zhang   +6 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]

, 2017
No abstract ...
Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy during murine Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: increased mortality in the absence of liver injury. [PDF]

, 2003
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of gram-negative bacterial pneumonia, often resulting in bacteremia concurrent with the localized pulmonary infection.
Cogen, Anna L, Lau, Helen Y, Monteleon, Christine L, Moore, Thomas A, Standiford, Theodore J   +4 more
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A clinical and histopathological profile of patients with cutaneous tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2011
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis constitutes about 10% of all cases of tuberculosis, and cutaneous tuberculosis makes up only a small proportion of these cases. Despite prevention programs, tuberculosis is still progressing endemically in developing countries.
Neerja Puri
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First documented cure of a suggestive exogenous reinfection in polymyositis with same but multidrug resistant [PDF]

, 2004
Background MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the major cause of treatment failure in tuberculosis patients, especially in immunosuppressed. We described a young polymyositis patient on immunosuppressive therapy who was started with antituberculosis ...
Chiranjoy Mukhopadhyay, Ankita Garg, Archana Ayyagari, VK Chadha, PW Chin, WHO/IUATLD Global Working Group on Antitubercular Drug Resistance Surveillance, KK Singh, K Kremer, K Park, World Health Organization, RM Warren, A van Rie, CR Braden, R Sahadevan, S Das, A Van Rie, J Hindler, V Vincent, JR O' Brien, SH Salazman, M Fujita, J Berg, J Crofton, J Crofton   +23 more
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Cutaneous tuberculosis with an unusual appearance and location

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. It's cutaneous form accounts for 2% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We report a case of 30-year-old woman with nodules evolving for two years.
Sqalli Houssaini Asmaa, Badreddine Hassam   +1 more
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A case of extensive multifocal tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2014
Tuberculosis is probably as old as the human race itself. Cutaneous tuberculosis constitutes a very small proportion of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Extensive, multifocal involvement of cutaneous tuberculosis is a very rare manifestation.
Rajesh Verma, Biju Vasudevan, Vijendran Pragasam, Ambresh Badad   +3 more
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