More than Just Great Quotes: An Introduction to the Canadian Tri-Council’s Qualitative Requirements by Jody Boffa, Nancy Moules, Maria Mayan, Robert L Cowie

“…To dispel common misperceptions about qualitative research and introduce the unfamiliar reader to these requirements, the work of a qualitative study on isoniazid preventive therapy for prophylaxis of tuberculosis published in AIDS is critiqued alongside each of the Tri-Council’s nine requirements.…”
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Optical coherence tomography for examining retina in patients with HIV/TB coinfection by E.A. Burylova, A.P. Demin, S.N. Skornyakov, E.V. Sabadash

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: HIV, tuberculosis, optical coherence tomography, calipermetry, retina.…”
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Association of Serum Irisin With Severity and Prognosis in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zhang X, Wang W, Li Y, Liu X, Zhang L, Cheng Z, Liu M, Wang Y, Fu L, Yang J

“…Xinli Zhang,1,2,&ast; Wennan Wang,1,3,&ast; Ye Li,2 Xiaoning Liu,2 Liangzhu Zhang,2 Zhenyu Cheng,1,4 Mingyan Liu,1,4 Yu Wang,1,4 Lin Fu,1,4 Jin Yang1,4,5 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 2The First Department of Tuberculosis, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 3The Fifth Department of Tuberculosis, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Information Management Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lin Fu; Jin Yang, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China, Email fulindev@126.com; yangqj1015@foxmail.comBackground: Irisin is the cleaved form of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), which can confer antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Pola Infeksi Oportunistik yang Menyebabkan Kematian pada Penyandang AIDS di RS Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2010-2012 by Aghnia Jolanda Putri, Eryati Darwin, Efrida .

“…Oral candidiasis and tuberculosis is the main secondary opportunistic infections in this study. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…On the other hand. bacterial pneumonias and tuberculosis tend to occur at any time during the natural history of HIV disease. …”
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Geographic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the first wave − 6 districts in Zambia, July 2020 by Stephen Longa Chanda, Tadatsugu Imamura, Warren Malambo, Rommel Bain, Chisenga Musuka, Nyambe Sinyange, Jonas Z. Hines

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Impact of the private sector on spatial accessibility to chest radiography services in Lima, Peru by Y. Xiong, A.K. Millones, S. Farroñay, I. Torres, D. Acosta, D.R. Jordan, J. Jimenez, C. Wippel, H.E. Jenkins, L. Lecca, C.M. Yuen

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Normalization of Bilateral Adrenal Gland Enlargement after Treatment for Cryptococcosis by Yuka Muraoka, Shintaro Iwama, Hiroshi Arima

“…Adrenal enlargement by cryptococcosis can be improved without any abnormal findings, including calcifications, which may be a unique characteristic from other diseases, including tuberculosis.…”
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Application and Interpretation of an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay: Results of an Audit in a Canadian Centre by Sopharat Vat, Marc Ghannoum, Pierre Laflamme, Mario Dugas, Manon Labrecque, Valéry Lavergne

“…BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are newly approved for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). An internal audit was conducted to review the use of a newly implemented IGRA at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (Montréal, Québec) to evaluate its concordance with Canadian recommendations and its implication on diagnosis.…”
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Genetic Diversity of Toll-Like Receptors and Immunity to M. leprae Infection by Bryan E. Hart, Richard I. Tapping

“…This paper will highlight studies which have uncovered the association of specific TLR gene polymorphisms with leprosy or tuberculosis: two important diseases resulting from mycobacterial infection. …”
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A RARE PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE HYDATID CYSTON EITHER SIDE OF DIAPHRAGM by Rana Tabassum Ansari et al

“…In the present study, a 65 years old Afghan ex-smoker male diagnosed with tuberculosis was presented with the symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, shortness of breath on exertion and low-grade fever. …”
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Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of TB and COVID-19 Coinfection by Kassahun Getnet Mekonen, Shiferaw Feyissa Balcha, Legesse Lemecha Obsu, Abdulkadir Hassen

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus (COVID-19) are both infectious diseases that globally continue affecting millions of people every year. …”
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Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in the Setting of TB Treatment by Damani A. Piggott, Petros C. Karakousis

“…The convergent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) pandemics continue to collectively exact significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Modeling TB-HIV Syndemic and Treatment by Cristiana J. Silva, Delfim F. M. Torres

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be considered a deadly human syndemic. …”
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TINU: A Multisystemic Inflammatory Disorder—Case Report and Literature Review by Juan Montejo-Hernández, Jorge Rico-Fontalvo, Jose Cabrales, Shuchi Anand, María Cristina Martínez-Ávila, Claudia Duran-Merino, Luis Arias-Restrepo, Camilo Andrés Gómez Duran

“…TINU is a rare disorder that needs to be distinguished from sarcoidosis, Sjogren’s disease, and tuberculosis. Treatment is indicated in patients with progressive renal insufficiency, consisting of steroid therapy. …”
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Successful Treatment of Multiple Multidrug Resistant Intracranial Tuberculomata by Richard P. Sullivan, Hazel F. Goldberg, Ross S. Mellick, Jeffrey J. Post

“…Intracranial multidrug resistant tuberculosis has a high mortality and successful treatment is rarely reported. …”
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Insidensi Tuberkulosis Paru pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 di Ruang Rawat Inap Penyakit Dalam RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Dina Fitri Fauzia, Masrul Basyar, Asman Manaf3 Manaf

“…<em></em></p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> </em>incidence, pulmonary tuberculosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus…”
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Histopathology of Infectious Colitis by Christina M. Surawicz

“…Granulomas usually indicate Crohn's disease but can he seen with infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both chlamydial and syphilitic proctitis are rare and usually seen in homosexually active men. …”
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Periodontal Diseases: Major Exacerbators of Pulmonary Diseases? by Bakey Kouanda, Zeeshan Sattar, Patrick Geraghty

“…Pulmonary diseases, such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and bronchiectasis, significantly contribute to poor quality of life and mortality. …”
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Eosinophilic Enteritis with Ascites in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome by Spyros Aslanidis, Athina Pyrpasopoulou, Kostas Soufleris, Eirini Kazantzidou, Stella Douma

“…Diagnosis can be problematic, as several other clinical conditions (malignancies, infection/tuberculosis, and inflammatory bowel diseases) have to be ruled out. …”
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