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Ocular tuberculosis in a calf.

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes granuloma formation mainly in retropharyngeal, tracheobronchial, mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs of bovines. The presence of these lesions in other tissues such as the eyeball
Jacobo Carrisoza-Urbina, Mario A. Bedolla-Alva, Mireya Juárez-Ramírez, José A. Gutiérrez-Pabello   +3 more
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A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains [PDF]

, 2014
Strain-specific genomic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is an important factor in pathogenesis that may affect virulence, transmissibility, host response and emergence of drug resistance.
A McKenna, A Stamatakis, B Langmead, B López, B Tessema, CB Ford, D Stucki, DR Zerbino, E Abadia, F Coll, F Coll, G Thwaites, H Li, H Zhang, I Comas, I Filliol, J Felsenstein, J Wang, JH Bates, M Caws, M Kato-Maeda, M Kato-Maeda, N Casali, P Nahid, PF Barnes, PL Lin, R Firdessa, S Feuerriegel, S Gagneux, S Homolka, T Derrien, T Weniger, TA Rado, Y Blouin   +33 more
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Psychosis secondary to tuberculosis meningitis [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2016
We report a case of a 19-year-old immunocompetent Malay woman who presented with a worsening psychotic disorder of 1-year duration. She initially presented with social isolation with subsequent mutism and stupor. Physical examination revealed a stuporous, emaciated, dehydrated woman with Glasgow Coma Scale of 11/15 (E4V2M5).
Mohd Jazman Che, Rahim, Wan Syamimee Wan, Ghazali   +1 more
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Demographic characteristics of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Germany [PDF]

, 2008
The aim of the present study was to determine the demographics of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Germany. Data on 26,302 tuberculosis cases from a national survey carried out during the period 1996-2000 were analysed.
Forssbohm, M, Loddenkemper, R, Rieder, H L, Zwahlen, M   +3 more
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Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]

, 2018
Rationale: Tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Patient concern: We describe a case of an Italian child. Diagnoses: we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and ...
Ajassa, Camilla, Caraffa, Emanuela, Ciardi, Maria Rosa, Lichtner, Miriam, Massetti, Anna Paola, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Russo, Gianluca, Vita, Serena, Vullo, Vincenzo   +8 more
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Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017
Meningeal tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, with only 92 cases of meningeal TB reported in the United States in 2014 according to the CDC (CDC, 2015).
Jason Selinger, Thar El Baage
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Cerebral tuberculomas: manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompromised patient. A case report

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2023
Tuberculosis (Tb) is, currently, the deadliest infectious disease and is caused by organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; the most common clinical manifestation is pulmonary involvement; however, it can also manifest as extrapulmonary ...
Vianey Guadalupe Tellez Bolaños, Alejandra Lizbeth Salinas Atriano, Karla Daniela Salgado Guizar, Louis Fernando Robles Fernandez, Francisco Javier Pedraza Murillo, Roberto Camarena Álvarez   +5 more
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Human tuberculosis - an ancient disease, as elucidated by ancient microbial biomolecules [PDF]

, 2009
Tuberculosis is a major cause of death but infected people with effective immunity may remain healthy for years, suggesting long-term coexistence of host and pathogen.
Donoghue, HD
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Fluoroquinolones and isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: implications for the 2018 WHO guidance. [PDF]

, 2019
INTRODUCTION: 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of isoniazid (H)-resistant (Hr) tuberculosis recommend a four-drug regimen: rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E), pyrazinamide (Z) and levofloxacin (Lfx), with or without H ([H]RZE-
Abbara, A, Abubakar, I, Alexander, E, Baker, LV, Barrett, JC, Booth, H, Bothamley, GH, Burgess, H, Cosgrove, C, Creer, DD, Davidson, JA, Dunleavy, A, Francis, M, Grp, LINH-RTBS, Gupta, U, Hamid, S, Harris, RJ, Haselden, BM, Holden, E, Kahr, V, Kon, OM, Kunst, H, Lalor, MK, Lipman, MC, Loebinger, MR, Loutet, MG, Lozewicz, S, Lynn, W, McHugh, TD, Milburn, HJ, Mohiyuddin, T, Palchaudhuri, P, Perrin, FM, Phillips, PPJ, Rahman, A, Schmok, E, Soobratty, MR, Stagg, HR, Taylor, L   +38 more
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A Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Two-Ways [PDF]

, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is a widespread epidemic. The World HealthOrganization estimated 10.4 million cases of tuberculosis in 2016,with 490,000 new cases of multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB.1 Theprimary presentation of TB is pulmonary.
Cherabie, Joseph, Moore, Thomas A., Ojile, Nicolas   +2 more
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