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Tuberculosis Disparity between US-born Blacks and Whites, Houston, Texas, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009
Tuberculosis (TB) rates in the United States are disproportionately high for certain ethnic minorities. Using univariate and multivariate analyses, we compared data for 1,318 US-born blacks with 565 US-born non-Hispanic whites who participated in the ...
Jose A. Serpa, Larry D. Teeter, James M. Musser, Edward A. Graviss   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

In situ PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in endoscopic mucosal biopsy specimens of intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn disease [PDF]

, 2008
Tuberculosis and Crohn disease are granulomatous disorders affecting the intestinal tract with similar clinical manifestations and pathologic features.
Pulimood, AB, Rook, GWA, Peter, S, Donoghue, HD   +3 more
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Thiamine Diphosphate‐Dependent Biocatalysis in the 21st Century

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
This account summarizes the major discoveries and recent advances, highlighting the biocatalytic abilities, mechanistic studies, and feature‐based classification that are shaping emerging perspectives on thiamine diphosphate (ThDP)‐dependent catalysis.
Lucrezia Lanza, Daniela Bjarnesen, Michael Müller   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Household Plumbing of Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To determine whether plumbing could be a source of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection, during 2007–2009 I isolated NTM from samples from household water systems of NTM patients. Samples from 22/37 (59%) households and 109/394 (28%) total samples
Joseph O. Falkinham
doaj   +1 more source

Opsoclonus in Pediatric Patients: Differential Diagnosis and a Practical Approach to Evaluation

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opsoclonus is an ocular dyskinesia characterized by involuntary, arrhythmic, multidirectional saccades. In pediatrics, opsoclonus is most commonly attributed to the rare neuroinflammatory disorder opsoclonus‐myoclonus‐ataxia syndrome (OMAS), typically considered a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with neural crest tumors. However, opsoclonus
Aubrey C. Reed, Supreet S. Randhawa, Jason H. Peragallo, Prabhumallikarjun Patil, Grace Gombolay, Varun Kannan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bedaquiline Resistance after Effective Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Namibia

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bedaquiline is currently a key drug for treating multidrug-resistant or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. We report and discuss the unusual development of resistance to bedaquiline in a teenager in Namibia, despite an optimal background regimen and ...
Gunar Günther, Lusia Mhuulu, Azaria Diergaardt, Viola Dreyer, Maria Moses, Kaarna Anyolo, Nunurai Ruswa, Mareli Claassens, Stefan Niemann, Emmanuel Nepolo   +9 more
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The diversity and distribution of Mycobacterium species in varying ecological and climatic environments [PDF]

The species within the genus Mycobacterium are commonly detected in a variety of environments including soil, water and dust. Many species within the group are capable of causing opportunistic diseases and are hypothesised to be responsible for the ...
Khera, Tanya
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Successful Translational Prediction of Bedaquiline's Phase 2a Clinical Trial Results against Tuberculosis: The Zebrafish as a New Approach Methodology

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Tuberculosis remains an urgent global health crisis that requires an accelerated development of novel regimens. Rodent and rabbit studies currently inform early translational predictions. However, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo/larva, as a New Approach Methodology, provides an ethical, cost‐effective, and high‐throughput non‐mammalian disease model
Bart van Lieshout, Aanisah Hanuun, J. G. Coen van Hasselt, Rob C. van Wijk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time to Diagnosis and Persistence: The Two Major Determinants of Effective Tuberculosis Control [PDF]

, 2015
The greatest challenge confronting effective tuberculosis (TB) eradication is the time to diagnosis, and duration of treatment of chronically infected individuals which represent a pool of infection.
Ruthe, Alaine Tess
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Revolutionizing Healthcare With Paper‐Based Nucleic Acid Testing

Exploration, EarlyView.
This work summarizes strategies to enhance paper‐based devices for nucleic acid testing. Key approaches include optimizing paper platforms, improving nucleic acid amplification, and refining labeling/signaling methods. These advancements aim to boost sensitivity, speed, and usability, making paper‐based diagnostics more effective for point‐of‐care ...
Hong Zhang, Yi Yang, Heng Li, Xiaolin Hu, Hui Xiao, Dou Wang, Sergio Benardini, Wei Gu, Yang Luo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source