ABSTRACT Introduction Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge, with a substantial number of cases going undiagnosed, particularly among children under five. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial to reduce TB‐associated morbidity and mortality.
Julia van den Brink +8 more
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Interinstitutional collaboration to promote public health research in Ecuador: a story of success from the National Institute of Public Health in Ecuador. [PDF]
Orlando SA +3 more
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ABSTRACT Tuberculosis remains a major public health threat globally, with drug‐resistant strains undermining treatment efficacy. We analyzed 126 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates with diverse drug resistance spectra and selected 35 for whole genome sequencing (WGS) using Illumina NextSeq, SMRT PacBio Onso and SMRT PacBio Revio ...
Unarine Matodzi +5 more
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Rapid Triage of Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Suspects with a Commercial DNA Microarray: A Real-World Experience from 1100 Sputum Specimens. [PDF]
Luo C, Zou G, Dai S, Su B, Zhu J, Li K.
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Histiocytes: Multifaceted Regulators of Health and Disease
ABSTRACT The mononuclear phagocyte system encompasses macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), and monocytes. Tissue‐resident macrophages and dendritic cells arise during embryogenesis and are replenished either through self‐renewal or by monocytes during inflammation.
Erika J. Gruber
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Temperature and pH growth preferences predict the pathogenicity and environmental distributions of nontuberculous mycobacteria. [PDF]
Gebert MJ +7 more
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ocrelizumab in self‐identified black and Hispanic people with relapsing multiple sclerosis. Methods The Characterization of Ocrelizumab in Minorities with Multiple Sclerosis (CHIMES) trial, a prospective, open‐label, single‐arm, phase 4 study, intentionally recruited underrepresented populations in ...
Lilyana Amezcua +16 more
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Editorial: Investigating lung biology, metabolism, and host susceptibility in mycobacterial infections. [PDF]
Chandra P, Roth AT, Ronacher K.
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ABSTRACT A series of 1‐(4‐Chorophenyl)‐3Aryl‐1‐H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde derivatives were synthesized under the microwave irradiation (MW) technique. IR, 1H‐NMR, 13C‐NMR, and mass spectroscopic techniques were used to confirm the structure of the synthesized compounds.
Megha Kokane +6 more
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Comparative evaluation of three commercial real-time PCR kits for direct detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex and non-tuberculous mycobacteria from pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples: experiences from a low-income and high-burden setting. [PDF]
Rodríguez-Pazmiño ÁS +7 more
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