Infection control in the brain and the eye
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester +2 more
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Tuberculous Meningitis during Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer
Case Reports in Oncology, 2018 Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis is rare but one of the most severe forms of tuberculosis infection. Case Report: A 78-year-old woman was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer with multiple lymph node metastases.
Hiroshi Matsumoto +6 more
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Neuroradiological manifestations of tuberculous meningitis [PDF]
, 2014 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) represents the most severe form of extra pulmonarytuberculosis (1).The early and exact diagnosis of TBM is important but difficult due to time consuming definitive microbiological procedures (2).Neuroimaging is an important ...
Badshah, Mazhar +3 more
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Detection of 65 kD heat shock protein in cerebrospinal fluid of tuberculous meningitis patients [PDF]
, 2006 Background Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult. Rapid confirmatory diagnosis is essential to initiate required therapy. There are very few published reports about the diagnostic significance of 65 kD heat shock protein (hsp) in TBM ...
Anju V Mudaliar +4 more
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The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
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Diffuse Tuberculous Cerebritis in Immunocompetent Hosts-An Uncommon Entity [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Central Nervous System (CNS) tuberculosis is a common disease in developing countries with varied presentation, the most common being tuberculous meningitis.
Animesh Das, Sunil Pradhan
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Standardized Methods for Enhanced Quality and Comparability of Tuberculous Meningitis Studies [PDF]
, 2016 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a major cause of death and disability in tuberculosis-endemic areas, especially in young children and immunocompromised adults.
Aarnoutse, Robert +18 more
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Immune endotypes in tuberculosis: Keys to decoding disease complexity
Journal of Internal Medicine, Volume 299, Issue 6, Page 670-693, June 2026.Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, with multi‐drug antibiotic regimens as the current standard of care. While effective at killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis, these treatments do not resolve persistent inflammation, prevent lung damage, or reverse immune dysregulation that contribute to poor outcomes and disease ...
Shamila D. Alipoor +4 more
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POLA KLINIK TUBERKULOSIS EKSTRA PARU DI RSUP Dr. KARIADI SEMARANG PERIODE JULI 2013- AGUSTUS 2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Backgrounds : Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis mostly attacks the organs out of the lungs.
RACHMAWATI, BANUNDARI +2 more
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ADA LEVELS IN TUBERCULOUS AND NON-TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018 Objective: To find out the association of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) adenosine deaminase (ADA) Levels with tuberculosis meningitis. Study Design: Case control study.
Zahid Ullah, Shazia Nisar, Waseem Wali
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