Altered Pharmacokinetics and Delayed Sputum Conversion in Tuberculosis Patients Co‐Infected With HIV
ABSTRACT Background HIV co‐infection affects host responses and pharmacokinetics (PK) of tuberculosis (TB) treatment. This study assessed the PK of first‐line anti‐TB drugs and clinical outcomes in patients with and without HIV co‐infection. Methods In this prospective observational study, 61 adults with sputum‐positive pulmonary TB, either confirmed ...
Aung Pyae Phyo +14 more
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Latent transition analysis of stigma and its association with treatment adherence in pulmonary tuberculosis patients during anti-tuberculosis therapy. [PDF]
Qian S +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Acute febrile illnesses in sub‐Saharan Africa are often attributed to malaria, yet many patients test negative for malaria parasites. The aetiology of nonmalarial fevers remains understudied. Here, we examine likely causes of febrile illnesses and their association with poor clinical outcomes in Angola.
Helga E. M. Gonçalves +3 more
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Female Genital Tuberculosis, Ghana: A Case Report. [PDF]
Dah AK +6 more
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Histiocytes: Multifaceted Regulators of Health and Disease
ABSTRACT The mononuclear phagocyte system encompasses macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), and monocytes. Tissue‐resident macrophages and dendritic cells arise during embryogenesis and are replenished either through self‐renewal or by monocytes during inflammation.
Erika J. Gruber
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection history on the clinical features and outcomes of patients with recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective case-control study. [PDF]
Tang W +8 more
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Parenteral iron—Does it increase infection risk?
Abstract Background and Objectives Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are prevalent conditions impacting various patient populations, both surgical and non‐surgical conditions. The advent of patient blood management (PBM) has promoted intravenous (IV) iron therapy as an alternative to oral iron and blood transfusions.
Joyisa Deb +7 more
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Disseminated Tuberculosis Presenting As Scrofuloderma and Tuberculous Meningitis With Ischemic Stroke in the Absence of a Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]
Rivera A, Muñoz H, Dunaway TA.
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Case Report of a Rapidly Progressive Indolent T‐Cell Lymphoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract
ABSTRACT Indolent T‐cell lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract (iTCL‐GI) is a relatively newly recognized disease entity. iTCL‐GI was first proposed by Perry et al. in 2013, before it was formally incorporated as a distinct disease category in the fifth edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Hematolymphoid Tumors: Lymphoid ...
Keitaro Shibuya +9 more
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