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Early surgical intervention for active thoracic spinal tuberculosis patients with paraparesis and paraplegia

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background To explore the therapeutic effect of early surgical intervention for active thoracic spinal tuberculosis (TB) patients with paraparesis and paraplegia.
Weiwei Li, Zheng Liu, Xiao Xiao, Zhenchao Xu, Zhicheng Sun, Zhen Zhang, Xiyang Wang   +6 more
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Vaccine innovation, translational research and the management of knowledge accumulation [PDF]

, 2012
What does it take to translate research into socially beneficial technologies like vaccines? Current policy that focuses on expanding research or strengthening incentives overlooks how the supply and demand of innovation is mediated by problem-solving ...
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Candidate Biomarkers to Distinguish Spinal Tuberculosis From Mechanical Back Pain in a Tuberculosis Endemic Setting

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Background Spinal tuberculosis (TB) may have a variable, non-specific presentation including back pain with- or without- constitutional symptoms. Further tools are needed to aid early diagnosis of this potentially severe form of TB and immunological ...
T. Mann, Johan H. Davis, G. Walzl, C. Beltran, J. D. du Toit, R. Lamberts, N. Chegou   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative efficacy of traditional conservative treatment and CT-guided local chemotherapy for mild spinal tuberculosis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background There are considerable differences in the treatment strategy for spinal tuberculosis, including conservative or surgical procedures. Conservative treatment is always suitable for most patients. This study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy
Yangyang Guo, Meitao Xu, Lei Li, Bin Gu, Zehua Zhang, Wenbo Diao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculosis spinal epidural abscess without osseous involvement: A report of two cases

, 2017
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but potentially devastating condition. Tuberculosis (TB) as the aetiology of epidural abscess especially without bony the involvement of vertebrae is uncommon.
H. Prasad, P. Satyanarayana Murthy, P. Murahari, L. Kumar, Gopal Subbaiah, C. Chandrashekhar, Mahendra Kumar   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quantification of neurodegeneration by measurement of brain-specific proteins [PDF]

, 2003
Quantification of neurodegeneration in animal models is typically assessed by time-consuming and observer-dependent immunocytochemistry. This study aimed to investigate if newly developed ELISA techniques could provide an observer-independent, cost ...
Baker, D., Giovannoni, G., Keir, G., Petzold, A., Pryce, G., Thompson, E.J.   +5 more
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Rapid and accurate detection of RMP- and INH- resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in spinal tuberculosis specimens by CapitalBio™ DNA microarray: A prospective validation study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background DNA microarrays can detect tuberculosis and its multi-drug resistant form in M. tuberculosis isolates and sputum specimens with high sensitivity and specificity.
Zhang Zehua, Li Litao, Luo Fei, Cheng Peng, Wu Feng, Wu Zheng, Hou Tianyong, Zhong Min, Xu Jianzhong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infliximab-related tubercular spinal epidural abscess without osseous involvement in a patient with Crohn’s disease: A case report

Indian Spine Journal, 2021
Tubercular spinal epidural abscess without osseous involvement is an extremely rare presentation of spinal tuberculosis. We report a case of perianal Crohn’s disease, who developed a tubercular epidural abscess in lumbosacral spine without osseous ...
Phani Kiran Surapuraju, Srinivas M., Subramanian Swaminathan   +2 more
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Spinal epidural abscess caused by Aspergillus spp masquerading as spinal tuberculosis in a person with HIV.

Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2021
Spinal epidural abscess caused by Aspergillus spp is a debilitating form of invasive aspergillosis that can easily be misdiagnosed as spinal tuberculosis due to shared risk factors and clinical features.
Roxanne Rule, B. Mitton, N. Govender, D. Hoffmann, M. Said   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synthetic vertebral body implantation Functional outcome in management of spinal disorders

مجلة كلية الطب, 2016
Background: Synthetic vertebral body replacement has been widely used recently to treat different spinal conditions affecting the anterior column. They arrange from trauma, infections and even tumor conditions Objective: To assess the functional outcome ...
Moneer K. Faraj
doaj   +1 more source