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Spatial Patterns of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Analysing Rainfall Patterns in Visual Formation [PDF]

, 2018
Management sustainability related tuberculosis patient treatment was limited. Tuberculosis analysis was still in the form of data aggregation. This is cross sectional survey using geographical information system, analyzed by descriptive methods, the ...
Rohman, H. (Hendra)
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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, Tara E. Ness, Y. Takwoingi, A. Kay, Susanna S Wyk, L. Ouellette, B. Marais, K. Steingart, A. Mandalakas   +8 more
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Early detection of multidrug- and pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis from smear-positive sputum by direct sequencing

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Emergence of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) is a major hurdle for TB control programs especially in developing countries like China. Resistance to fluoroquinolones is high among MDR-TB patients.
Jun Chen, Peng Peng, Yixiang Du, Yi Ren, Lifeng Chen, Youyi Rao, Weihua Wang   +6 more
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Risk factors for microbiological persistence after 6 months of treatment for Mycobacterium intracellulare and its impact on the drug-resistance profile

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Patients with Mycobacterium intracellulare pulmonary disease are more likely to experience poor treatment outcomes if they have been observed with microbiological persistence after 6 months of treatment.
Xuejiao Luo, Xubin Zheng, Yong Fang, Fangyou Yu, Haiyan Cui, Qin Sun, Wei Sha   +6 more
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Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome in Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study in Shanghai

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Infectious diseases caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly common. This retrospective cohort study examined factors associated with outcomes in patients from Shanghai who had NTM pulmonary disease (NTMPD) from January 2014 to ...
Li-Ping Cheng, Shan-Hao Chen, Hai Lou, Xu-Wei Gui, Xiao-Na Shen, Jie Cao, Wei Sha, Qin Sun   +7 more
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EBUS-GS with the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of isolated pulmonary nodules

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Objective Investigate the use of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath (EBUS-GS) combined with Gene Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection in isolated pulmonary nodules.
Jie Cao, Ye Gu, Xiao-cui Wu, Li-ping Cheng, Lei Wang, Qing-rong Qu, Wei Sha, Qin Sun   +7 more
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Diagnostic yield of Xpert MTB/RIF on contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy specimens for pleural tuberculosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: A 3-year prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (pTB) on contrast -enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)-guided pleural biopsy specimens. Method: Patients suspected with
Wenwen Sun, Yiming Zhou, Wenting Li, Yin Wang, Kunlong Xiong, Zhemin Zhang, Lin Fan   +6 more
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Tuberculosis among Adult Household Contacts of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Treated in Public Health Facilities of Haramaya District, Oromia Region, Eastern Ethiopia

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2020
Background Tuberculosis is an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It still remains a major public health problem which affects all age groups.
Abinet Adane, M. Damena, Fitsum Weldegebreal, H. Mohammed   +3 more
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The efficacy and safety of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery on the treatment for stage II-III tuberculous empyema: a single-arm clinical retrospective study from 2016 to 2021 in a thoracic surgery center in China

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Surgery is an important adjuvant treatment for tuberculous empyema(TE). We thus conducted a single arm-clinical retrospective study of stage II-III TE patients who underwent uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (Uni-VATS) over a 5-year ...
Wenwen Sun, Guidong Yin, Haomin Cai, Yiming Zhou, Jin Gu, Shanhao Chen, Lin Fan   +6 more
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Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: Correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundClinical tuberculosis diagnosis and empiric treatment have traditionally been common among patients with negative bacteriologic test results. Increasing availability of rapid molecular diagnostic tests, including Xpert MTB/RIF and the new Xpert
Cattamanchi, Adithya, Dowdy, David W, Isooba, David, Kamoga, Caleb, Katamba, Achilles, Kato-Maeda, Midori, Kendall, Emily A, Kitonsa, Peter J, Mukiibi, James, Nakasolya, Olga, Nalutaaya, Annet, Robsky, Katherine, Salvatore, Phillip P   +12 more
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