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Case Report: Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis of Disseminated Tuberculosis of an Immunocompetent Patient

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease and mainly occurs in immunodeficient patients. It is marked by hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculous infection involving any organ system.
Yuanting Ye, Yuanting Ye, Naibin Yang, Jingying Zhou, Guoqing Qian, Jinguo Chu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing Maternal Health with Long‐Acting Therapeutics: Priorities, Efficacy and Safety Considerations, and Emerging Technologies

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Maternal health remains a critical global concern, particularly in underserved populations and in low‐ and middle‐income countries where access to safe and effective therapeutics is limited. Despite the use of medications by most women during pregnancy, the exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from clinical trials has resulted in significant data ...
Rachel K. Scott, Sharon Nachman, Ethel D. Weld, Rachel Daley, Shakir Atoyebi, Robert Bies, Catriona Waitt, Adeniyi Olagunju   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence, risk factors and causes of death in an HIV care programme with a large proportion of injecting drug users. [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives  To identify factors influencing mortality in an HIV programme providing care to large numbers of injecting drug users (IDUs) and patients co-infected with hepatitis C (HCV).
ATC Collaboration, Bassetti, Benhamou, Bonnet, Braitstein, Celentano, Chander, Chen, Chun, Coetzee, Collett, Ding, Dore, Dou, Ferradini, Garten, Gebo, Grambsch, Gross, Kerr, Knowlton, Liu, Martinez, Mills, Mohsen, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention., Nelson, Pujades-Rodriguez, Rhodes, Smit, Tassie, Te, Wainberg, Werb, Wood, Wood, Wood, Zachariah, Zhang   +38 more
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Current Advancements of Probiotic Foods and Their Role in Sustainable Food Security

Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Probiotic foods have evolved from traditional fermented products to scientifically validated functional foods, defined by the FAO and WHO as live microorganism that confer a health benefit on the host when administered in adequate amounts, with effects being strain, does and end point specific.
Ashenafi Teklay Yaekob, Gebremedhin Gebreslassie, Etsay Mesele, Tesfakiros Semere   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolated liver tuberculosis

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2016
Isolated liver tuberculosis is still considered a rare condition and its atypical clinical presentation challenges the clinical acumen of the treating physician.
Ruksana Karim, Md. Mohsen Chowdhury, Arif Salam Khan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

BCG vaccination and leprosy protection: review of current evidence and status of BCG in leprosy control.

, 2010
The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses did not provide a summary estimate of the efficacy due to the
Cunha, Sergio S, Merle, Corinne SC, Rodrigues, Laura C   +2 more
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A Case Report: Isolated Liver Tuberculosis

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2010
Isolated liver tuberculosis is still considered a rare condition and atypical clinical presentation challenges the clinical acumen of the treating physician.
Zulfiqur Rhaman Khan, Md Mohsen Chowdhury, Mohammad Saif Uddin, Md Abu Taher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utility of Liver Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Possible Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Patients Receiving Antituberculosis Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Infectious Disease Reports, 2023
Background: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) secondary to ATT treatment (TB-DILI) is reported in 2–28% of patients. We present here a series of clinical cases of suspected DILI arising during antituberculosis treatment, studied with the aid of liver ...
Gina Gualano, Drieda Zace, Silvia Mosti, Paola Mencarini, Maria Musso, Raffaella Libertone, Carlotta Cerva, Delia Goletti, Alessia Rianda, Franca Del Nonno, Laura Falasca, Fabrizio Palmieri   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminated Invasive Aspergillosis in a Young Patient With Chronic Alcohol Use and Seemingly Preserved Immunocompetence: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Invasive aspergillosis, though typically seen in immunocompromised patients, can also affect immunocompetent individuals and mimic pulmonary malignancy. This case highlights the importance of considering fungal infections in the differential diagnosis of chronic respiratory symptoms, particularly in patients with risk factors such as heavy ...
Khandwala K, Sawliha Syed H, Anwar SSM, Suleman S, Mohamed Ahmed KAH.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department. [PDF]

, 2008
Pneumonia is a condition that is often treated by emergency physicians. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department and highlights dilemmas in diagnostic testing, use of blood and sputum cultures, hospital ...
Abrahamian, Fredrick M, Moran, Gregory J, Talan, David A   +2 more
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