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Human tuberculosis - an ancient disease, as elucidated by ancient microbial biomolecules

, 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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TLR9 gene region polymorphisms and susceptibility to tuberculosis in Vietnam

, 2015
Humans exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) show variation in susceptibility to infection and differences in tuberculosis (TB) disease outcome.
Thwaites, G. E., Chau, T. T.H., Thuong, N. T.T., Arentz, M., Bang, N. D., Horne, D. J., Hawn, T. R., Graustein, A. D., Caws, Maxine, Dunstan, S. J.   +9 more
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A rare case of tuberculous meningitis with pancreatitis

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2016
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of central nervous system manifestation of tuberculosis. However, tuberculous pancreatitis is rarely reported. We present an 8-year-old female child with TBM who had intractable vomiting that persisted
Drishti Chandru Tolani, Ira Shah
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LSP lineages of M. tuberculosis isolates causing pulmonary and meningeal tuberculosis.

, 2013
aUndefined isolates failed to generate a product on repeated PCR for one of the two RD regions despite generating product for other PCRs; it is likely these isolates carried additional deletions or mutations in the primer region.bOdds ratio was ...
Jeremy Farrar (74677), Sarah Dunstan (377962), Kristin Kremer (62793), Nguyen Thi Hong Duyen (377967), Dau Quang Tho (377968), Nguyen van Vinh Chau (5654017), Nguyen Duc Bang (192868), Tran Huu Loc (377964), Dick van Soolingen (62818), Tran Tinh Hien (74675), Phan Minh Duy (377971), Guy Thwaites (155694), Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu (377970), Thomas R. Hawn (125101), Mai Nguyet Thu Huyen (377963), Nguyen Tran Chinh (81616), Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong (269012), Nguyen T. Hieu (374028), Estee Torok (81612), Sebastien Gagneux (149824), Kasia Stepniewska (74266), Hoang Thi Quy (192876), Marianne van der Sande (94681), Phan Thi Hoang Anh (377966), Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan (269014), Peter Small (377965), Maxine Caws (81610), Nguyen Huy Dung (139392)   +27 more
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Clinical, Imaging, and Laboratory Characteristics of Adult Mexican Patients with Tuberculous Meningitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of central nervous system Tuberculosis (TB), accounting for 5–6% of extrapulmonary TB cases. Nowadays, TBM continues to be a major topic in public health because of its high prevalence worldwide.
Miguel García-Grimshaw, Francisco Alejandro Gutiérrez-Manjarrez, Samuel Navarro-Álvarez, Alejandra González-Duarte   +3 more
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A Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Two-Ways

, 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.
Moore, Thomas A., Cherabie, Joseph, Ojile, Nicolas   +2 more
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INFECTION BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS WITH MENINGEAL MANIFESTATION AND RAPID DISEASE PROGRESSION: A CASE REPORT IN A YOUNG, IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
A 25-year-old woman, previously healthy and vaccinated with BCG, developed refractory headache and paroxysmal episodes of loss of consciousness with stereotyped movements.
Matheus de Freitas Feitoza, Natália Ribeiro de Figueiredo, Mariana Ijano Morsoleto, Nicolle Barbeta da Rosa Gattass, Tamires Cristina Germano   +4 more
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Risk factors for extrapulmonary dissemination of tuberculosis and associated mortality during treatment for extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2018
Many environmental, host, and microbial characteristics have been recognized as risk factors for dissemination of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). However, there are few population-based studies investigating the association between the primary sites ...
Xu Qian, Duc T. Nguyen, Jianxin Lyu, Andreas E. Albers, Xiaohong Bi, Edward A. Graviss   +5 more
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Meningitis and Tuberculosis: A Correlation along with Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis Meningitis

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), is a communicable disease and a leading cause of death globally, especially in developing countries. It exists in active and latent forms, affecting both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites.
Vanita Jamba -, Tanya Gupta -
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The innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on strain lineage and on host population

, 2013
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The genome structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is strongly clonal, in the absence of horizontal gene transfer.
Sarkar, Rajesh
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