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Difficult case of differential diagnosis of partial lung atelectasis. Case report
In December 2018 the patient over 60 years old sought medical help with complaints of persistent cough. Based on computed tomography data there were identified the sings (symptoms) of right lung lower lobe atelectasis.
Olga M. Gordeeva+6 more
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Objective. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) causes persistent infection and challenges tuberculosis control worldwide. T cell-mediated immunity plays a critical role in controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, and therefore ...
Peijun Tang+17 more
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Tuberculosis and the Heart [PDF]
Abstract Acquired tuberculosis continues to be a challenge worldwide. Although tuberculosis has been considered a global public health emergency, it remains poorly controlled in many countries. Despite being primarily a pulmonary disease, tuberculosis could involve the heart.
Lopez-Lopez, José+10 more
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This article reviews the published literature on tuberculosis from September 2012 to August 2013 and describes important advances in tuberculosis epidemiology, microbiology, pathology, clinical pharmacology, genetics, treatment and prevention.
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Possibilities of non-invasive diagnosis of fibrotic phenotype of interstitial lung diseases
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis is a major problem in respiratory medicine. Currently, there are no reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis of progressive pulmonary fibrosis, which leads to delayed diagnosis. Aim.
Evgeniy I. Shchepikhin+5 more
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Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis after ceasing universal Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination
Universal Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination is recommended in countries with high tuberculosis (TB) burden. Nevertheless, several countries have ceased universal BCG vaccination over the past 40 years, with scarce comparative epidemiological ...
Sayori Kobayashi+4 more
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Adolescence is characterised by a substantial increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, a known fact since the early 20th century. Most of the world's adolescents live in low-income and middle-income countries where tuberculosis remains common, and where they comprise a quarter of the population.
Snow, K.J.+12 more
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An observation from practice is given – surgical treatment of a patient with advanced tuberculosis of a single lung and a pronounced lung displacement. Patient A., 47 years old, after 3 months from the left pneumonectomy for fibrocavernous tuberculosis ...
R. V. Tarasov+5 more
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Approximately one-third of the world population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the organism that causes tuberculosis (TB). After a brief resurgence beginning in the mid-1980s, the incidence of TB is once again declining in the United States.
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Background BPaL, a 6 month oral regimen composed of bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid for treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a potential alternative for at least 20 months of individualized treatment regimens (ITR). The ITR
S. E. J. van de Berg+20 more
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