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A Case of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tuberculosis Diagnosed 8 Years After Treatment of the Primary Infection [PDF]
, 2013 Tuberculosis (TB), the disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the second leading killer worldwide from a single infectious agent. Spinal TB is associated with pulmonary disease and may originate from (1) hematogenous spread outside the central ...
Crothers, MD, Tracey +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Recurrent complex spinal tuberculosis accompanied by sinus tract formation is one of the most common and complex types of recurrent tuberculosis. To date, only very few studies have reported the strategies and effectiveness of surgical treatments on ...
Biao Wang +9 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2005 Spinal tuberculosis is usually secondary to lung or abdominal involvement and may also be the first manifestation of tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis (often called Pott’s disease) is by definition, an advanced disease, requiring meticulous assessment ...
Mani Prasad Gautam +3 more
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Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
Ajassa, Camilla +12 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Objective The present study attempted to predict blood transfusion risk in spinal tuberculosis surgery by using a novel predictive nomogram. Methods The study was conducted on the clinical data of 495 patients (167 patients in the transfusion group and ...
Liyi Chen +19 more
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Keberhasilan Fusi Tulang Belakang pada Spondilitis Tuberkulosis
Majalah Kedokteran Bandung, 2011 Spinal fusion for spondylitis tuberculosis is performed to diminish infection source, correct deformity and overcome neurologic complication. Data of spinal fusion rate has not been available yet.
Agus Rahadian Rahim +3 more
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Management of Tuberculous Infection of the Spine [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2016 Spinal tuberculosis accounts for nearly half of all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. It is primarily a medical disease and treatment consists of a multidrug regimen for 9–12 months.
Pankaj Kandwal +2 more
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Seasonality of childhood tuberculosis cases in Kampala, Uganda, 2010-2015. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundSeasonality in tuberculosis (TB) has been described, especially in children. However, few studies have assessed seasonality of TB in the equatorial region, and none in children.ObjectivesTo assess for seasonality of childhood TB cases in ...
Cattamanchi, Adithya +5 more
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Gene Xpert/MTB RIF assay for spinal tuberculosis- sensitivity, specificity and clinical utility.
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2021 Background Xpert MTB/RIF assay is a rapid automated molecular test with excellent reported sensitivity, specificity for diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infections.
Vijay Karthek +6 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Objectives The incidence and adverse events of postoperative blood transfusion in spinal tuberculosis (TB) have attracted increasing attention. Our purpose was to develop a prediction model to evaluate blood transfusion risk after spinal fusion (SF) for ...
Shengtao Dong +5 more
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