Hot Tub Lung Mimicking Classic Acute and Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Two Case Reports by Geetika Verma, Frances Jamieson, Pamela Chedore, David Hwang, Scott Boerner, William R Geddie, Kenneth R Chapman, Theodore K Marras

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Typical Facial Lesions: A Window of Suspicion for Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis—A Case of Asian Prototype by Prasan K. Panda, Siddharth Jain, Rita Sood, Rajni Yadav, Naval K. Vikram

“…The differential diagnosis of leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy, fungal infection, lymphoproliferative malignancy, and other granulomatous disorders was considered, but he succumbed to his illness. …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems by Salwa O. Mekki, Amal A. Hassan, Afnan Falemban, Nashwa Alkotani, Salem M. Alsharif, Ahmed Haron, Basim Felemban, Mohammad S. Iqbal, Aisha Tabassum

“…Here, we present a case of a 52-year-old male who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a past history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. Clinical diagnosis is difficult in pulmonary mucormycosis, and early diagnosis is needed for this life-threatening infection. …”
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Impact of gestational diabetes on depression and breastfeeding self-efficacy in the postpartum period in a selected hospital of Bhubaneswar by Tanupama Karna, Kalyani Rath, Anusuya Behera

“…The inclusion criteria included postnatal women who were willing to participate and understand and respond in Odia or English, and postnatal women who have chronic diseases like tuberculosis, malignancy, renal failure, and cardiac disorder were excluded from the study. …”
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Imprensa e saúde pública na cidade de Sorocaba: a industrialização e seu impacto na condição de vida da população (1890-1916) by João Paulo Dall\u2019ava, André Mota

“…También se señala algunas medidas represivas por parte del poder municipal con el fin de luchar contra la vagancia y quitar del centro urbano pacientes con ciertas enfermedades, como la lepra y la tuberculosis. Por lo tanto, se pretende mostrar cómo la condición de vida de la población pobre de Sorocaba se fue deteriorando más y más a medida que la ciudad tenía un relativo crecimiento urbano e industrial.…”
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Characteristics of Suppressor Macrophages Induced by Mycobacterial and Protozoal Infections in relation to Alternatively Activated M2 Macrophages by Haruaki Tomioka, Yutaka Tatano, Win Win Maw, Chiaki Sano, Yuichi Kanehiro, Toshiaki Shimizu

“…During the course of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infections, the generation of macrophages which possess strong suppressor activity against host T- and B-cell functions is frequently encountered. …”
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Evaluation of a national multidisciplinary meeting for non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease by A. Lemson, T.A. Koster, N. Carpaij, C. Magis-Escurra, M. Boeree, R. Stemkens, R.E. Aarnoutse, A. van Laarhoven, R. van Crevel, J. van Ingen, W. Hoefsloot

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On the Optimal Control of HIV-TB Co-Infection and Improvement of Workplace Productivity by Baba Seidu, Oluwole Daniel Makinde, Ibrahim Yakubu Seini

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) have long been known to have a synergistic relationship. …”
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Vaccines for TB: Lessons from the Past Translating into Future Potentials by Gee Jun Tye, Min Han Lew, Yee Siew Choong, Theam Soon Lim, Maria Elena Sarmiento, Armando Acosta, Mohd Nor Norazmi

“…Development of vaccines for infectious diseases has come a long way with recent advancements in adjuvant developments and discovery of new antigens that are capable of eliciting strong immunological responses for sterile eradication of disease. Tuberculosis (TB) that kills nearly 2 million of the population every year is also one of the highlights of the recent developments. …”
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Temporal pattern and effect of COVID-19 on the trend of TB, DRTB, paediatrics TB and TB with HIV Coinfection: A decadal trend analysis by Pushpendra Bairwa, Mahesh C. Verma, Asha Kumari, Ajay Gupta, Yamini Singh

“…Objective: To analyze the long-term trends of incidence of tuberculosis cases and identify any differences between actual and projected cases after the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Intraocular Silicone Oil Masquerading as Terson Syndrome by Navid Elmi Sadr, Bijan Samavat, Payam Mehrian, Alireza Hedayatfar

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Pediatric pneumonia – A clinico-pathological study by Pragati A. Sathe, Monalisa Dash, Pradeep Vaideeswar, Sunil Karande, Lamk Kadiyani

“…Antibiotics were also given in the remaining four children (4.5%) with a similar clinical presentation, where a diagnosis of tuberculosis (03 cases) and invasive aspergillosis (01) was made at autopsy. …”
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Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male by Farhang Babamahmoodi, Lotfollah Davoodi, Roya Sheikholeslami, Fatemeh Ahangarkani

“…Empyema necessitans (EN) is a kind of empyema that diffuses to extrapleural space and can involve chest pain. Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common cause of EN. This disease can be found in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals but is usually seen in the immunocompromised individuals. …”
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Trauma Surgery and War: A Historical Perspective by Kun Hwang

“…To treat fractures and tuberculosis, Thomas created the “Thomas splint”, which was used to stabilize fractured femurs and prevent infection; in World War I (WWI), use of this splint reduced the mortality of compound femur fractures from 87% to less than 8%. …”
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Telediagnosis of Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspirations – A Feasibility Study by K. Kayser, G. Kayser, H. D. Becker, F. Herth

“…Benign diseases (2 tuberculosis and 3 sarcoidosis cases) were correctly classified. …”
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The Tuberculous Granuloma: An Unsuccessful Host Defence Mechanism Providing a Safety Shelter for the Bacteria? by Mayra Silva Miranda, Adrien Breiman, Sophie Allain, Florence Deknuydt, Frederic Altare

“…One of the main features of the immune response to M. Tuberculosis is the formation of an organized structure called granuloma. …”
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Timing of recurrence after treatment of pulmonary TB by C.T. Mithunage, D.W. Denning

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Steroids Decrease Prevalence of Positive Tuberculin Skin Test in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Implications on Anti-TNF Therapies by Shweta Agarwal, Siddharth Kumar Das, Girdhar G. Agarwal, Ragini Srivastava

“…Tuberculin skin test has been used as an indicator of latent tuberculosis in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) before administration of biologicals. …”
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Inflammasomes, Autophagy, and Cell Death: The Trinity of Innate Host Defense against Intracellular Bacteria by Teresa Krakauer

“…Contrasting evasion strategies used by B. pseudomallei, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Legionella pneumophila to avoid and dampen these innate immune responses will be discussed.…”
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Viability Reagent, PrestoBlue, in Comparison with Other Available Reagents, Utilized in Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Assays by Namrita Lall, Cynthia Joan Henley-Smith, Marco Nuno De Canha, Carel Basson Oosthuizen, Danielle Berrington

“…The growth indicator reagents include p-iodonitrotetrazolium violet (INT), PrestoBlue, and Alamar Blue which were used for antimicrobial analysis against Streptococcus mutans, Prevotella intermedia, Propionibacterium acnes, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PrestoBlue and Alamar Blue are resazurin based reagents that resulted in a quick and easily distinguishable colour change that allowed for visual readings. …”
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