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Delay in Tuberculosis Case-Finding and Treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2000
Health facilities in Mwanza region, Tanzania. To determine factors responsible for delay from onset of symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis to initiation of treatment.
Wandwalo, E R, Mørkve, O
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Factors influencing sex differences in numbers of tuberculosis suspects at diagnostic centres in Pakistan.

, 2012
SETTING: DOTS-reporting tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic centres across Pakistan. OBJECTIVES: To quantitatively investigate the influence of diagnostic centre characteristics on the number of female and male TB suspects registered at diagnostic centres ...
Godfrey-Faussett, P., Godfrey-Faussett, P, Sismanidis, C, Khan, M. S., Khan, MS, Sismanidis, C.   +5 more
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Association Between Smoking and Tuberculosis Infection: A Population Survey in a High Tuberculosis Incidence Area [PDF]

, 2005
Associations between smoking and tuberculosis disease including death from tuberculosis have been reported, but there are few reports on the influence of smoking on the risk of developing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The aim of this study was to
Beyers, N., van Lill, S.W.P., Enarson, D.A., Borgdorff, M. W., Verver, S, Lombard, C.J, den Boon, S., Lombard, C. J., Beyers, N, Verver, S., Boon den, S, van Lill, S. W. P., Enarson, D. A., Bateman, E. D., Enarson, D.A, Bateman, E.D, Borgdorff, M.W., Borgdorff, M.W, Lombard, C.J., LIll van, P, Bateman, E.D.   +20 more
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Nanopore-targeted sequencing: A new and effective technique for the diagnosis of non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) has become a significant public health issue threatening human health in recent years. Traditional mycobacterial culture is complex, time-consuming, and unable to identify NTM at the species level ...
Li-ping Cheng, Li Wang, Yun-fei Wang, Jin-hui Yang, Jie Cao, Xiao-na Shen, Zhi-bin Liu, Wei Wei, Wei Sha, Qin Sun   +9 more
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The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis, 2021
Ouyang J, Yuan J, Chen Y, Zeng Y, Harypursat V, Lu Y, Chen H, Chen Y.   +7 more
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Plasma drug activity assay for treatment optimization in tuberculosis patients

, 2011
Item does not contain fulltextLow antituberculosis (TB) drug levels are common, but their clinical significance remains unclear, and methods of measurement are resource intensive.
Scott K. Heysell, Mpagama, S., Kibiki, Gibson S, Houpt, Eric R, Mwaigwisya, S., Heysell, Scott K, Ndusilo, Norah, Pholwat, Suporn, Mwaigwisya, Solomon, Kibiki, G.S., Solomon Mwaigwisya, Suporn Pholwat, Jean Gratz, Mtabho, C., Aarnoutse, R.E., Stellah Mpagama, Heysell, S.K., Rob E. Aarnoutse, Charles Mtabho, Gratz, J., Mpagama, Stellah, Norah Ndusilo, Gratz, Jean, Houpt, E.R., Gibson S. Kibiki, Eric R. Houpt, Mtabho, Charles, Aarnoutse, Rob E, Ndusilo, N., Pholwat, S.   +29 more
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Evaluation of a standardized treatment regimen of anti-tuberculosis drugs for patients with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (STREAM) : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background In contrast to drug-sensitive tuberculosis, the guidelines for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have a very poor evidence base; current recommendations, based on expert opinion, are that patients should be treated ...
Squire, Stephen Bertel, Squire, S Bertel, Patrick PJ Phillips, Madan, Jason, Rusen, I. D., Chiang, Chen-Yuan, Armand Van Deun, Chiang, Chen Yuan, Gabriela Torrea, Phillips, P. (Patrick), Van Deun, Armand, Rusen, ID, Meredith, Sarah K, Jason Madan, Meredith, Sarah K., Nunn, Andrew J, ID Rusen, Nunn, Andrew J., Squire, Bertie, Torrea, Gabriela, Chen-Yuan Chiang, Sarah K Meredith, Phillips, Patrick PJ, Andrew J Nunn, Phillips, Patrick P.J., S Bertel Squire   +25 more
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Polymorphism in the EREG gene confers susceptibility to tuberculosis

BMC Medical Genetics, 2019
Background Host genetic factors affect the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection as well as the progression of the disease. Epiregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, which binds to the epidermal growth
Wen Cao, Liu-lin Luo, Wei-wei Chen, Li Liang, Ran-ran Zhang, Yan-lin Zhao, Jin Chen, Jun Yue   +7 more
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A case report: Diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis

Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 112-116, Spring 2025.
We reported a case of idiopathic hypertrophic dura meningitis diagnosed in our hospital. The patient repeatedly suffered from headaches, followed by blurred vision in the right eye. During this period, multiple sclerosis was considered for diagnosis, and it improved after hormone treatment.
Zhong Luo, Piao Cao, Jing‐Qing Xu, Rong Yan, Jian Wang, Tao Liang, Ya Chen, Zu‐Cai Xu   +7 more
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Dedicated outreach service for hard to reach patients with tuberculosis in London: observational study and economic evaluation [PDF]

, 2011
Objective To assess the cost effectiveness of the Find and Treat service for diagnosing and managing hard to reach individuals with active tuberculosis. Design Economic evaluation using a discrete, multiple age cohort, compartmental model of treated and ...
Aldridge, Robert W., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Aldridge, Robert W, White, Peter J, H. R. Stagg, Jit, Mark, Jit, M, Stagg, HR, Abubakar, I, M. Jit, Find and Treat Evaluation Team, P. J. White, White, Peter J., ?, ?, Stagg, Helen R., null null, White, PJ, Aldridge, RW, R. W. Aldridge, I. Abubakar, Stagg, Helen R   +20 more
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