stilPCR increases the effective sequencing length of Illumina targeted next-generation sequencing. by Jason D Limberis, Roland J Nagel, Soumitesh Chakravorty, Dena Block, Scott Dewell, Alina Nalyvayko, Zach Howard, Grant Theron, Rouxjeane Venter, John Z Metcalfe

“…We have successfully utilized stilPCR on clinical sputum from tuberculosis patients to detect drug resistance mutations.…”
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Lupus Vulgaris of the Knee in a Young Male Child: An Uncommon Location for an Uncommon Disease – A Case Report and Review of Literature by Gopal Prasad Poddar, Riya Kalawat, Moin Ahmad Siddiqui, Bhavika Bansal

“…Lupus vulgaris (LV) is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis seen in India. It is a chronic and progressive infectious disease that is seen in a person with moderate to high degree of immunity. …”
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Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans by Michael A. Davis, Gary D. Butcher, F. Ben Mather

“…This 4-page fact sheet is a major revision which discusses causes and symptoms of avian influenza (bird flu), chlamydiosis, salmonellosis, colibacillosis, encephalitis viruses, avian tuberculosis, Newcastle Disease, and cryptosporidiosis. …”
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Challenges faced during antitubercular therapy by B. K. Likhitha, Shreeshail Anjutagi, Keertivardhan D. Kulkarni, Madhav Mahawar

“…This case report discusses regarding a 48-year-old male with drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB) and alcoholic liver disease, who experienced significant side effects during antitubercular therapy. …”
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Genomics costing tool: considerations for improving cost-efficiencies through cross scenario comparison by Marco Marklewitz, Alexandr Jaguparov, Aude Wilhelm, Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Biran Musul, Angela Lee Poates, Babak Afrough, Ashley Norberg, Noah Clayton Hull, Soudeh Ehsani, Group members of GCT pilot working group, Joanna Salvi Le Garrec, Toni Whistler

“…These institutions are the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), FIND, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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Statistical analysis plan for the LAST ACT clinical trial; a Leukotriene A4 hydrolase Stratified non-inferiority Trial of Adjunctive Corticosteroids for HIV-negative adults with Tu... by Joseph Donovan, Dong Huu Khanh Trinh, Ronald B. Geskus, Marcel Wolbers, Guy E. Thwaites, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Le Thanh Hoang Nhat

“…Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Corticosteroids are currently recommended as an adjunctive therapy in HIV-negative adults with TBM. …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities of Rauwolfia vomitoria (Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages of Schistosoma mansoni and Cytotoxic Study by Emmanuel Mouafo Tekwu, Kwabena Mante Bosompem, William Kofi Anyan, Regina Appiah-Opong, Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Mabel Deladem Tettey, Felicia Amanfo Kissi, Alfred Ampomah Appiah, Veronique Penlap Beng, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko

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Statistical analysis plan for the LAST ACT clinical trial; a Leukotriene A4 hydrolase Stratified non-inferiority Trial of Adjunctive Corticosteroids for HIV-negative adults with Tu... by Joseph Donovan, Dong Huu Khanh Trinh, Ronald B. Geskus, Marcel Wolbers, Guy E. Thwaites, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Le Thanh Hoang Nhat

“…Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Corticosteroids are currently recommended as an adjunctive therapy in HIV-negative adults with TBM. …”
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Time to antiretroviral therapy initiation in HIV-positive patients with opportunistic infections/AIDS-defining illness in Southern Thailand: a prospective cohort study by Chanadda Wuttikul, Nattasiri Thanawuth, Malee Rojpibulsatit, Sutthiporn Pattharachayakul

“…The three most common OIs were tuberculosis (36.8%), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (26.1%), and candidiasis (19.0%). 39.9% of patients learned about their HIV-serostatus after OIs/ADI diagnosis. …”
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PENERAPAN KONSEP PENGHAWAAN ALAMI PADA DESAIN SANATORIUM DI KABUPATEN GOWA by Suhardi M, Marwati Marwati, Nursyam Nursyam

“…Sanatorium adalah wadah dengan basis pelaksanaan tindakan medis yang berfungsi sebagai tempat isolasi, perawatan dan rehabilitasi pasien TBC (Tuberculosis). Tujuan penulisan adalah membuat desain sanatorium dengan menggunakan konsep penghawaan alami yang berlokasi di Kabupaten Gowa, Kecamatan  Pattallassang, Desa Timbuseng. …”
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Detecting Disease in Radiographs with Intuitive Confidence by Stefan Jaeger

“…As a practical example, the paper shows how to use the proposed confidence values to highlight manifestations of tuberculosis in frontal chest X-rays.…”
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Psychosocial needs of adolescents living with TB in Peru and South Africa by C. Cintron, G. Hoddinott, B.R. Sinche, R.A. Brown, D.T. Wademan, J.A. Seddon, S.S. Chiang

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Diagnostic Dilemma of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Mimicking Hemophagocytosis Lymphohistiocytosis in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Anti-TNF Therapy: Case Report and Review of... by Saurav Suman, Aleksander Lenert

“…However, these biologic DMARDs can lead to various opportunistic infections such as viral infection, tuberculosis, and histoplasmosis. Furthermore, these biologics can also cause severe systemic inflammatory reactions known as hemophagocytosis lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) that can lead to multiorgan failure and high mortality. …”
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Infectious and Noninfectious Granulomatosis in Patient with Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Followup by Jelena Paovic, Predrag Paovic, Vojislav Sredovic

“…As consequence of lower immune system, infectious granulomatosis in form of pulmonary tuberculosis developed. Ophthalmological findings revealed bilateral retrobulbar neuritis (RBN) approximately six years after initial attack. …”
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Acquired Lymphangioma Circumscriptum of Vulva in a Patient With Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Rare Case at a Rare Site by Ranju Pokharel, Suchana Marahatta

“…Post‐surgery and radiotherapy, tuberculosis, Crohn's disease are well known cause to develop acquired vulval lymphangioma. …”
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Parachute-Like Mitral Valve Tuberculoma: A Rare Presentation by Arslan Masood, Gul Zaman Khan, Irfan Bashir, Zubair Akram

“…There have been anecdotal reports of tuberculous cardiac involvement, mainly in cases of military tuberculosis or immune deficient individuals. The spectrum of clinical presentations of tuberculous cardiac involvements includes incidental detection of single and multiple well-circumscribed tuberculomas, symptomatic obstructive lesions, AV conduction abnormalities, and even sudden death. …”
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Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites by Cumhur Dulger, Ertan Adali, Serhat Avcu, Zehra Kurdoglu

“…They may also present with peritoneal tuberculosis findings such as low albumin gradient ascites with high ascitic adenosine deaminase levels. …”
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Spontaneous Resolution of Massive Spontaneous Tubercular Pneumothorax by Surya Kant, S. Saheer, G. Hassan, Jabeed Parengal

“…A 29-year-old female presented with complaints of fever and productive cough of three weeks duration. Pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed bacteriologically and she was prescribed antituberculosis drugs. …”
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A general evaluation in aspects of internal diseases of the animals that were brought to the clinics of thıe veterinary facuıty of selçuk university in 1985- 1986 by Veysi ASLAN, Ali Muhtar TİFTİK

“…<p> In the region, the infections of the respiratory system were significantly higher. In fact, the tuberculosis, enzootic pneumonia, viral pneumonia and influenze were more common among these diseases.…”
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Immediate Cementless Hemiarthroplasty for Severe Destructive Glenohumeral Tuberculous Arthritis by Suriya Luenam, Arkaphat Kosiyatrakul

“…The glenohumeral joint tuberculosis (TB) is rare as compared with other joints. …”
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