Patient characteristics and predictors of mortality among children hospitalised with tuberculosis: A six-year case series study in Uganda. by Pauline Mary Amuge, Greta Lassance Becker, Rogers Nelson Ssebunya, Esther Nalumansi, Alex Adaku, Michael Juma, Jay Brooks Jackson, Adeodata Rukyarekere Kekitiinwa, Peter James Elyanu, Eric Wobudeya, Robert Blount

“…<h4>Background</h4>The high case-fatality rates among children with tuberculosis (TB) are reportedly driven by in-hospital mortality and severe forms of TB. …”
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Revolutionizing diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis based on CT: a systematic review of imaging analysis through deep learning by Fei Zhang, Hui Han, Minglin Li, Tian Tian, Guilei Zhang, Zhenrong Yang, Feng Guo, Maomao Li, Yuting Wang, Jiahe Wang, Ying Liu

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Xpert Ultra stool testing to diagnose tuberculosis in children in Ethiopia and Indonesia: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis by Peter J Dodd, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Rina Triasih, Debebe Shaweno, Jens Levy, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Ineke Spruijt, Nastiti Kaswandani, Ahmed Bedru, Melaku Gebremichael, Edine W Tiemersma

“…Objectives The WHO currently recommends stool testing using GeneXpert MTB/Rif (Xpert) for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis (TB). The simple one-step (SOS) stool method enables processing for Xpert testing at the primary healthcare (PHC) level. …”
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Real life experience of a screening strategy for latent tuberculosis before treatment with biologicals in indian patients with rheumatic diseases by Anand N Malaviya, Ravita Thakaran, Roopa Rawat, Sanjiv Kapoor, Shriram Garg, Sadhana S Baghel, Christy Messi, Vivekanand, Qamar Zaheer

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Internet use and e-health literacy among tuberculosis patients in the Directly Observed Therapy Centre, Lagos State, Nigeria by Olalekan Moses Olayemi, Timothy Shola Abolarinwa

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Clinical Utility of Neutrophil CD64 to Detect Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Three Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Treatment with Biologics by Shinichi Nogi, Yoshiyuki Arinuma, Akiko Komiya, Atsushi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Matsui, Shigeto Tohma

“…Biologics play a key role in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while RA-related serious infection remains an unsettled clinical problem. Detection of tuberculosis (TB) is challenging due to the difficulty in distinguishing symptoms such as fever and elevation of inflammatory markers from other infections or a disease flare of RA. …”
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COVID-19 and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Coinfection in a Moroccan Patient with Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and Literature Review by Imane Zouaki, Zakaria Chahbi, Mohamed Raiteb, Mohamed Zyani

“…Emerging cases of coinfection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB), although rare, have attracted the attention of health systems around the world and have arisen many concerns about the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this coinfection especially in high TB burden countries. …”
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Los programas de control de la tuberculosis de 1963 y 1970 en Cuba. Análisis histórico by Enrique Ramón Beldarraín Chaple

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Multidrug-resistant primary cutaneous tuberculosis: A rare cause of chronic nonhealing leg ulcer in systemic lupus erythematosus by Pawan Goel, Prabhat Kumar, Shipra Agarwal

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A Nomogram Model for Mortality Risk Prediction in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Subjected to Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse (DOTS) by Yi Xie, Jing Han, Weili Yu, Zhili Hou, Zhen Wan

“…The retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on the treatment outcomes of 11207 tuberculosis patients in the tuberculosis management information system in Tianjin from 2014 to 2019. …”
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Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells and stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in tuberculosis of various localizations: A review by Veronika V. Shumko, Andrei I. Gorelov, Anna N. Remezova, Yanina G. Ivanova, Alexandr N. Muraviov, Natalia M. Yudintceva, Tatiana I. Vinogradova, Anna A. Gorelova

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Successes and Challenges in an Integrated Tuberculosis/HIV Clinic in a Rural, Resource-Limited Setting: Experiences from Kericho, Kenya by Douglas N. Shaffer, Eunice T. Obiero, Josphat B. Bett, Ignatius N. Kiptoo, Jonah K. Maswai, Fredrick K. Sawe, E. Jane Carter

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Pyrazinamide Resistance: A Major Cause of Switching Shorter to Longer Bedaquiline-based Regimens in Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Patients by Oki Nugraha Putra, Nur Indah, Telly Purnamasari, Adi Larasanti

Subjects: “…multidrug-resistant tuberculosis…”
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Latent Tuberculosis Infections in Different Intensity of Exposure within Moroccan Population: Influence of Age and Bacille Calmette–Guérin Vaccination by Chaimae Kadi, Nouhaila Najimi, Sara El Fakihi, Aicha El Allam, Elmahfoud Akil, Noureddine El Mtili, Rajae El Aouad, Jamaleddine Bourkadi, Fouad Seghrouchni

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Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors among adults living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis by Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Berihun Agegn Mengistie, Eyob Getachew, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Adamu Ambachew Shibabaw, Alex Ayenew Chereka, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Gebeyehu Lakew

Subjects: “…Pulmonary tuberculosis…”
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A Case of Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection and Concurrent Lung Tuberculosis in a Patient under Steroid Therapy for Interstitial Pneumonia by Aoi Kuroda, Sadatomo Tasaka, Kazuma Yagi, Takao Mochimaru, Tetsuo Tani, Ho Namkoong, Kyuto Tanaka, Yusuke Suzuki, Mami Hatano, Naoki Hasegawa, Yasunori Okada, Tomoko Betsuyaku

“…Both disseminated cryptococcal infection and tuberculosis occur in hosts with impaired cell-mediated immunity, but there have been few reports about the concurrent infections in patients without human immunodeficiency virus infection. …”
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Analysis of Fine Needle Non Aspiration Cytology for the Diagnosis of Cervical Lymph Node Tuberculosis: A Cross-sectional Study by S Rajesh Kumar Jain, Samta, RK Divya, V Abhirami

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Actitudes del autocuidado de pacientes con tuberculosis en enfermeros peruanos luego de un brote hospitalario by Jeel Moya-Salazar, Jessica J. Siesquen, Roberto Ubidia-Incio, Víctor Rojas-Zumaran, Belén Moya-Salazar, Hans Contreras-Pulache

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Analysis of epidemiological trends and risk factors in high-risk areas for pulmonary tuberculosis: an observational longitudinal study in Xinjiang, China by Liping Zhang, Di Wu, Yanling Zheng, Yaoqin Lu, Salawati Haritebieke, Guangchao Liu

“…Objective To explore the spatial and temporal variations in the long-term risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) and the factors influencing it in order to contribute to the goal of eradicating TB.Design Observational longitudinal study.Setting Xinjiang, China, 2005–2019.Primary and secondary outcome measures Comparison of TB incidence across age, period, cohort and space using socioeconomic (including gross domestic product per capita, population density, public budget revenue and total retail sales of consumer goods), public health (including the number of hospital beds, health technicians and basic medical insurance for urban residents) and environmental variables (PM2.5, mean air temperature, mean wind speed, mean relative humidity and precipitation). …”
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Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, Zhou Xing

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the causative bacterium of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), is a serious global health concern. …”
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