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Microbiology Spectrum, 2017 ABSTRACT This review on pulmonary tuberculosis includes an introduction that describes how the lung is the portal of entry for the tuberculosis bacilli to enter the body and then spread to the rest of the body. The symptoms and signs of both primary and reactivation tuberculosis are described.
Sarah M, Lyon, Milton D, Rossman
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 Background Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) are World Health Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in people with signs and symptoms of tuberculosis.
Jerry S Zifodya +11 more
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Active pulmonary tuberculosis and coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS ONE, 2021 Objective The proportion of COVID-19 patients having active pulmonary tuberculosis, and its impact on COVID-19 related patient outcomes, is not clear.
A. Aggarwal +5 more
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Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Introduction Vitamin D has a significant role in host immune defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It has been suggested that pulmonary tuberculosis may be associated with lower levels of vitamin D.
Vijay Jaimni +6 more
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Pulmonary restriction predicts long-term pulmonary impairment in people with HIV and tuberculosis
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background While tuberculosis is considered a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a restrictive pattern of pulmonary impairment may actually be more common among tuberculosis survivors.
S. Auld +9 more
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Treatment of Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND Patients with highly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis have limited treatment options and historically have had poor outcomes. METHODS In an open-label, single-group study in which follow-up is ongoing at three South African sites, we ...
M. Bolhuis +2 more
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Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in patients with tuberculosis pulmonary sequelae
European Respiratory Journal, 2019 We read with interest the study reported by Collin et al. [1], who carried out a survey on organisation and priorities of national tuberculosis (TB) programmes in Europe. With an estimated annual incidence of 10 million cases, TB is considered one of the
D. Visca +10 more
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Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 Background Globally, children under 15 years represent approximately 12% of new tuberculosis cases, but 16% of the estimated 1.4 million deaths. This higher share of mortality highlights the urgent need to develop strategies to improve case detection in ...
Bryan Vonasek +8 more
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Diabetes and tuberculosis: the impact of the diabetes epidemic on tuberculosis incidence. [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of mortality in developing countries, and in these countries diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly. Diabetes increases the risk of TB.
Dye, Chirstopher +6 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have poor sleep quality due to multiple factors. We aimed to assess the sleep status and related factors of TB patients in Shenzhen, China. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 461
Hailin Zhang +9 more
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