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Performance of the MeltPro TB assay as initial test for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis with drug-resistance detection

Molecular Medicine, 2023
Background The MeltPro TB assay (MeltPro) is a molecular rapid diagnostic test designed for detecting resistance to antituberculosis drugs. However, the performance of MeltPro as an initial diagnostic test for simultaneously detecting the presence of ...
Zhi-bin Liu, Li-ping Cheng, Hong-qiu Pan, Xiao-cui Wu, Fu-hui Lu, Jie Cao, Lei Wang, Wei Wei, Hong-yu Chen, Wei Sha, Qin Sun   +10 more
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Bronchoscopic evaluation and final diagnosis in patients with chronic non productive cough with normal Chest X ray [PDF]

, 2010
When a proper detailed history, clinical examination, chest X ray and sputum analysis does not yield a definite diagnosis for the cause of chronic cough, bronchoscopy is indicated.
Anupama, N, Mithra, PP, Pradeep, NP, Vishnu, SM   +3 more
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Risk Factors and Predictive Models for Sarcopenia in Older Adults

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Independent risk factors for sarcopenia identified by Lasso regression and logistic regression in the study were BMI, prealbumin, albumin/globulin ratio (A/G ratio), serum creatinine, and phosphorus. These factors were used to construct a nomogram model and a decision tree model. Both models showed effectiveness in predicting sarcopenia in older adults,
Shiyuan Zhang, Xue Yang, Nina An, Meng Lv, Lanyu Yang, Rui Liu, Song Hu, Weiguo Chen, Wenjing Feng, Yongjun Mao   +9 more
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Using simultaneous amplification and testing method for evaluating the treatment outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background To evaluate the utility of Simultaneous Amplification and Testing (SAT-TB) Method for monitoring anti-TB treatment response. Methods Serial morning sputum specimens were obtained from 377 active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases at baseline ...
Liping Yan, Heping Xiao, Qing Zhang
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Acid fast staining in formalin-fixed tissue specimen of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2014
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is difficult owing to low number of bacilli in the specimens, lack of adequate sample and non-uniform distribution of bacteria in tissues.
Azarhoush, R., Ghorbani, R., Kavian, F., Nassaji, M.   +3 more
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Elevated ex vivo monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (CCL2) in pulmonary as compared with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis causes 3 million deaths annually. The most common site of tuberculosis is pulmonary however; extra-pulmonary forms of the disease also remain prevalent.
Hasan, Zahra, Hussain, Rabia, Jamil, Bushra, Kanji, Akbar, Khan, M Aslam, Zaidi, Irfan   +5 more
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Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2020
Pulmonary tuberculosis manifesting as a mass lesion, thus, mimicking a lung carcinoma is an unusual radiographic presentation of tuberculosis (TB). The common radiologic patterns and clinical presentations are well known and documented.
Afriyie-Mensah, Jane, Asomani, Samuel, Awindaogo, Felix   +2 more
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Effect on short‐term outcomes of the COVID‐19 pandemic following laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and low anterior resection for gastric and rectal cancer: A retrospective study using the Japanese National Clinical Database, 2018–2022

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Mortality and anastomotic leakage, two very important complications assessed in SMR, did not worsen during the pandemic compared to prepandemic levels. In Japan, laparoscopic surgery was safe and unaffected by the COVID‐19 pandemic even in 2022, when the epidemic spread.
Masafumi Inomata, Hideki Endo, Tomonori Akagi, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Susumu Eguchi, Norihito Wada, Yukinori Kurokawa, Yosuke Seki, Yoshiharu Sakai, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa, Akinobu Taketomi, Masaki Mori   +14 more
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Tuberculous and non‐tuberculous cervical lymphadenopathy incidence and distribution in Somalia from 2016 to 2020: A review of 241 cases

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 361-369, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective To determine the incidence of tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) and other pathologies in cervical lymphadenopathies in Somalia and accompanying radiological findings. Methods In this hospital‐based retrospective study, the demographic characteristics, pathology results and radiological findings of 263 patients who underwent ultrasound (
Mehmet Tahtabasi, Fatih Sahiner
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Optimized anti-tuberculosis duration for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidities: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background The coexistence of tuberculosis (TB) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presents unique challenges in treatment optimization and management, given the mutual exacerbation of disease processes.
Peize Zhang, Huaifang Shi, Yongping Xie, Jiemei Liang, Qiumeng Hu, Liang Fu, Yuxiang Wang, Jie Tan, Senlin Zhan, Hongjuan Qin, Guanghui Xu, Guofang Deng   +11 more
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