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Spinal tuberculosis: A review [PDF]

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011
Spinal tuberculosis is a destructive form of tuberculosis. It accounts for approximately half of all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis is more common in children and young adults. The incidence of spinal tuberculosis is increasing in developed nations.
Ravindra Kumar, Garg, Dilip Singh, Somvanshi   +1 more
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Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculosis [PDF]

The Surgery Journal, 2017
AbstractTuberculosis of the central nervous system accounts for approximately 1% of all cases of tuberculosis and 50% of these involve the spine. Intramedullary involvement is rare in tuberculosis. Clinical presentation of spinal intramedullary tuberculosis (SIMT) is similar to intramedullary spinal cord tumor. Here, we report the case of a 49-year-old
Prithvi Varghese, Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal, Julio Chacko Kandathil, Iona Leekha Mathew   +3 more
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Functional Outcomes in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2021
Spinal tuberculosis often leads to neurological deficit and subsequent deterioration in functional outcomes. This review assesses the recent evidence on functional outcomes in spinal tuberculosis, highlighting functional recovery, assessment tools for ...
Lionelson Norbert Yong, Fatimah Ahmedy, Khin Nyein Yin, Julia Patrick Engkasan   +3 more
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Single cervical spinal extramedullary tuberculous lesion in a young female – case report [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2021
Skeletal tuberculosis is the main extrapulmonary site for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection disemination. As for the nervous sistem tuberculosis or spinal tuberculous disease in particular, the osseos elements are more frequently involved than the ...
Alexandra Bibirita, Alexandru Nicolae, Adrian Dumitru, Daniel Mihai Teleanu   +3 more
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Analysis of the diagnostic efficacy of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay for preoperative differential diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
BackgroundDifferential diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis is important for the clinical management of patients, especially in populations with spinal bone destruction.
Xiaojiang Hu, Xiaojiang Hu, Hongqi Zhang, Hongqi Zhang, Yanbin Li, Yanbin Li, Guang Zhang, Guang Zhang, Bo Tang, Bo Tang, Dongcheng Xu, Dongcheng Xu, Mingxing Tang, Mingxing Tang, Chaofeng Guo, Chaofeng Guo, Shaohua Liu, Shaohua Liu, Qile Gao, Qile Gao   +19 more
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Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening. [PDF]

, 2013
In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is often under-diagnosed. We describe approaches to
Samuel Ajayi, Ballif, M, Gnokoro, Joachim Charles, Claire Graber (473716), Charlotte Lewden, Sued, O, Cortés Moncada, Claudia, Gabriela Carriquiry, Ballif, Marie, Gnokoro Joachim Charles, Egger, M, Garone Daniela, International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate Aids,, Marie Ballif, Eefje Jong, Matthias Egger (24558), Lewden, C, Kiertiburanakul, Sasisopin, Joachim Charles Gnokoro (473721), Kiertiburanakul, S, Omar Sued (132831), Carriquiry, Gabriela, Carriquiry Gabriela, Wools-Kaloustian Kara, Lewden, Charlotte, Charlotte Lewden (330442), Jean Claude Dusingize (473718), Lameck Diero, Lameck Diero (473722), Kathryn Anastos, Cortes Claudia P., Daniela Garone, International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA), Ballif Marie, Sterling, T R, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Fenner Lukas, Nicolas Durier (326615), Durier, N, Nicolas Durier, Timothy R Sterling, Carriquiry, G, Daniela Garone (383442), Barbara Castelnuovo, Lukas Fenner (149822), Sterling, Timothy R, Gabriela Carriquiry (199604), Jong Eefje, Cortes, C P, Anastos, Kathryn, Dusingize, J C, Barbara Castelnuovo (10700), Jong, E, Diero, L, Joachim Charles Gnokoro, Venerandah Nhandu (473717), Ajayi, Samuel, Kiertiburanakul Sasisopin, Garone, D, for the International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA), Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul (427725), Matthias Egger, Durier, Nicolas, Dusingize, Jean Claude, Nhandu Venerandah, Anastos Kathryn, Kathryn Anastos (119435), Eefje Jong (473720), Durier Nicolas, Castelnuovo Barbara, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, Sued Omar, Wools-Kaloustian, Kara, Dusingize Jean Claude, Samuel Ajayi (364894), Gnokoro, J C, Castelnuovo, B, Cortes, Claudia P, Kara Wools-Kaloustian (375804), Fenner, Lukas, Cortes, Claudia P., Egger, Matthias, Egger Matthias, Lewden Charlotte, Claudia P. Cortes (473719), Wools-Kaloustian, K, Jong, Eefje, Venerandah Nhandu, Timothy R. Sterling (148936), Diero, Lameck, Sued, Omar, Ajayi Samuel, Lukas Fenner, Omar Sued, Claire Graber, Marie Ballif (368655), Nhandu, Venerandah, Jean Claude Dusingize, Claudia P Cortes, Sterling, Timothy R., Graber, Claire, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Diero Lameck, Graber, C, Anastos, K, Sterling Timothy R., Graber Claire, Nhandu, V, Ajayi, S, Garone, Daniela, Fenner, L   +110 more
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Biomechanics of extreme lateral interbody fusion with different internal fixation methods: a finite element analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Establishing a normal L3–5 model and using finite element analysis to explore the biomechanical characteristics of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) with different internal fixation methods.
Xiao-hua Li, Li-jun She, Wei Zhang, Xiao-dong Cheng, Jin-peng Fan   +4 more
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Spinal tuberculosis [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1997
The cases of 32-year-old man and 42-year-old women are presented. Their history illustrates difficulties in the diagnosis of tuberculosis of the vertebral column. The patients suffered significant pains in the lumbar region lasting one year. Despite the presence of some abnormalities in lumbar vertebrae on x-rays no examinations were ever performed to ...
R Mittal, S Bhan
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Tuberculosis diagnosis using immunodominant, secreted antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2013
Summary Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in most low-income countries. Hence, rapid and sensitive TB diagnostics play an important role in detecting and preventing the disease. In addition to established diagnostic methods, several
Aliya, Bekmurzayeva, Sypabekova, Marzhan, Kanayeva, Damira, Bekmurzayeva, Aliya   +3 more
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Spinal tuberculosis [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1971
Summary Seventy-one out of eighty-four cases of spinal infection operated on at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in the last 12 years were due to tuberculosis. The clinical features are reviewed.
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