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Chenxi Li, Xiangyuan Chen, Ping Zeng
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a state of sustained immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) antigens, without clinical evidence of active tuberculosis. Rheumatic diseases, a common type of autoimmune disease, are often treated with glucocorticoids, immunosupp…
R. Venkateswari, B. Usharani, P. Suganthi, M. Muthuraj
…berculosis even though remarkable progress has been made in diagnostics during the last decade. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used in the diagnosis of definitive extra pulmonary tuberculosis patients and to assess the performance of insertion sequence (IS) 6110-based PC…
Mayur Devraj
The objective was to add to and advance clinical knowledge as well as the effectiveness of diagnostic techniques for treating hydropneumothorax patients. Hydropneumothorax is an abnormal presence of air and fluid in the pleural space. Even though the knowledge of hydro-pneumothor…
Hina Pathan, Sana Zeeshan, Anam Khan
**BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:** Inflammatory breast conditions encompass a broad spectrum, ranging from common acute lactational mastitis to rare chronic granulomatous diseases such as idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) and tuberculous mastitis (TBM). Chronic forms often mimic …
Abhishek Yadav, C.P. Baveja, Tanisha Bharara, Vasim Ahmad
Tuberculosis causes morbidity in millions of people per year and is one of the top 10 causes of mortality worldwide. Though pulmonary TB is the commonest form, extra–pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) carries its fair share of morbidity and mortality. The various extra–pulmonary sites…
Luis M Rodríguez-Martínez, Jose L Chavelas-Reyes, Carlo F Medina-Ramírez, Jorge A Valdés-González, Eli Fuentes-Chávez, et al.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by, remains one of the most relevant zoonotic diseases worldwide due to its dual impact on livestock production and human health. Although zoonotic tuberculosis has been virtually eradicated from cattle in a few settings, particularly in Australi…
Yonathan William, Marto Sugiono, Patricia Diana Prasetiyo, Adelbertus Erico, Gilbert Sterling Octavius
A male in his 60s presented with a four-month history of dysuria and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). He had a history of elevated PSA and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), previously treated with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Multiparametric MRI (MP-MRI) …
Bogdan Sendrea, Argyrios Periferakis, Aristodemos-Theodoros Periferakis, Ioannis Xefteris, Lamprini Troumpata, et al.
Spinal infections in general, and infectious spondylodiscitis in particular, are increasingly diagnosed in the Western world, in recent decades. This rise in incidence is associated with an ageing population and with an increased availability of accurate diagnostic modalities. Ev…
Pooja Khandelwal, Neelam Yadav, Arzoo Saini, Neelam Singh Sangwan
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most serious and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. Despite being preventable and curable, it is responsible for increasing the annual fatality by millions. The situation is even more alarming in the developing nations, where TB ranked in t…
Amy Dara Hochberg
Natives and immigrants need websites in their language hosted by their place of residence to improve health and reduce disease in the diverse community. The writer's word choices and attitude influence the reader's decision-making. This chapter examines the writer-reader relation…
Saskia Ricks, Claudia M. Denkinger, Samuel G. Schumacher, Timothy B. Hallett, Nimalan Arinaminpathy
In particular, urine-based tests aim to detect the mycobacterium lipoarabinomannan antigen, part of the outer cell wall of mycobacteria. It is less invasive to collect urine than sputum samples in clinical settings, with lower infection risk to healthcare workers. A test's epidem…
Zhong Tian, Cheng Zhu, Neng Zhang, Bo Yu, Ni Fu
As equipment improves and technology advances, the application of Computed Tomography (CT) in clinical disease diagnosis has become increasingly widespread, particularly demonstrating significant advantages in diagnosing solid lesions. However, CT scans still face challenges, inc…
Ankit Raj, Pradip Nirbhavane, Atin Kalra, Satish Sardana
Respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), tuberculosis, pneumonia, and lung cancer are some of the major health challenges worldwide regarding morbidity and mortality. Conventional therapies using antibiotics and corticosteroids are limit…
S. Jonathan Chapman, Grace V. Robinson, Rahul Shrimanker, Chris D. Turnbull, John Wrightson
Includes: Skin prick tests, Induced sputum, bronchial provocation testing.
Manjula Singh, Tahziba Hussain, Bhavesh Modi, Sanjeev Nair, Sunil Kumar, et al.
Background and objectives Only 10% of the individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) manifest active tuberculosis. Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) and tuberculin skin test using purified protein derivative (PPD) are used to identify tuberculosis (TB) infec…
Dr Nidhi Ranjan, Dr Balasaheb Balkhande, Lata Tembhare, Anant More, Suraj Mahajan, et al.
Automated early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis using chest radiographs is hampered by extreme class imbalance, resulting in poor performance across real-world settings where the clinical and operational cost of missed TB cases outstrips that of false positives. In this study…
Spasoje Popevic, Nikola Maric, Slobodan Belic, Marija Karapandzic, Sanja Dimic Janjic, et al.
Endobronchial tuberculosis is a rare form of tuberculosis that is characterized by the presence of tuberculous granuloma within the respiratory tract, usually in the trachea or main bronchi. Multiple key notes regarding this form make it difficult to detect and treat, which can l…
Karl Waked
Background: Surgical site infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly reported in the literature. Mycobacterium Fortuitum is the one that is most frequently associated with surgical site infections. Case Presentation: We present our first case of Myco…
Roger Kolamou, Boubacar Sidy Sily Bah, Siba Kalivogui, Boubacar Diallo, Alpha Arsida Barry
The human immunodeficiency virus very often paves the way for tuberculosis. These two diseases form an association. The aim of this study was to carry out a retrospective study for the period 2018–2020 in order to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis and human immunodeficienc…
Ashfaque Ansari, L. V. Manjusha Bavisetty
This case highlights the importance of considering TB in the differential diagnosis of non-healing ulcers of the tongue in India, particularly in immune-compromised individuals and HIV patients. Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, It remains the most common infe…
Pamela Pei, Livia Qoshe, Grady Florance, Ankur Pandya, Milton C Weinstein, et al.
**PURPOSE:** Conventional value-of-information (VOI) analysis bases decisions on a composite cost-effectiveness measure that aggregates clinical and cost outcomes. We sought to highlight potentially informative tradeoffs by estimating and reporting the "disaggregated" components,…
Ashwin Prabhughate, Pravin M Rathi
…lighting its integration with molecular and microbiological diagnostics, and discussing its limitations and emerging technologies. **METHODOLOGY:** A structured search of databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar was performed, focusing on literature…
Rajiv Garg, Shubham Shukla, Ravindra Kumar Garg
…ay progress rapidly. In recent years, advances in molecular diagnostics have brought hope. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), including GeneXpert MTB/RIF and the more sensitive GeneXpert Ultra, have enhanced detection compared to smear microscopy; however, their diagnostic…
Rifat Mannan, Sanjay A Pai
BackgroundIleal biopsies represent a critical diagnostic tool in gastroenterological practice, with particular relevance in the evaluation of Crohn's disease (CD). However, the ileal mucosa can harbor numerous nonneoplastic and neoplastic conditions that may clinically and histol…
Indu Verma, Khushpreet Kaur
…dwide millions of people suffer from TB and die every year. Diagnostics constitutes the most important component of TB control programme, and in recent years considerable progress has been made in the field of TB diagnosis. However, a rapid, cost-effective point-of-care (POC) dia…