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Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +110 more
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Tuberculosis diagnosis using immunodominant, secreted antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Final Analysis of a Trial of M72/AS01E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Results of an earlier analysis of a trial of the M72/AS01E candidate vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis showed that in infected adults, the vaccine provided 54.0% protection against active pulmonary tuberculosis disease, without ...
D. Tait   +26 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background. Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical evidence of disease (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI]).
David Lewinsohn   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

TUBERCULOSIS. [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1895
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Rapid Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2010
Background Global control of tuberculosis is hampered by slow, insensitive diagnostic methods, particularly for the detection of drug-resistant forms and in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
C. Boehme   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Review, 2014
Tuberculosis remains a serious health problem worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest in both high-income and developing countries. It was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization in 1993. Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis is caused by mycobacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, and is acquired ...
openaire   +5 more sources

TUBERCULOSIS [PDF]

open access: yesSouthern Medical Journal, 1911
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openaire   +1 more source

The Risk of Tuberculosis in Children After Close Exposure: An Individual-Participant Meta-analysis Including 137,647 Children from 46 Cohort Studies

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2020
Background. Tens of millions of children are exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis globally every year; however, there are no contemporary estimates of the risk of developing tuberculosis in exposed children.
L. Martinez   +98 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The New Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: Improving Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Resistance to Rifampin in an Assay Suitable for Point-of-Care Testing

open access: yesmBio, 2017
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is a rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) and rifampin resistance (RIF-R) suitable for point-of-care testing. However, it has decreased sensitivity in smear-negative sputum, and false identification of RIF-R occasionally ...
S. Chakravorty   +24 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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