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Esther Annan, Erica L. Stockbridge, Miller, Thaddeus, Eun‐Young Mun
Opportunities for Tuberculosis Prevention in Private Sector Healthcare: Health Insurance and Usual Sources of Healthcare in Foreign-Born Persons with Latent Tuberculosis Infection\nE. Annan 1, E. L. Stockbridge 2, T. L. Miller 2, E.Y. Mun2\n1Department of Biostatistics & Epid…
Ling Chen, Lifan Zhang, Leidan Zhang, Liyuan Zheng, Jia Tang, et al.
To the Editor: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in people living with HIV (PLWH) globally. Given the increased risk of TB infection, TB preventive therapy (TPT) is recommended for PLWH to prevent TB activation and to reduce relevant mortality. However, the implemen…
Yemin Yuan, Jin Jin, Xiuli Bi, Hong Geng, Shixue Li, et al.
…pus has risen sharply in China. The number of students with tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin-resistant TB in colleges has increased significantly. Preventive treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important means for TB prevention and control in colleges. At pres…
Gursharan Singh Narang, Preeti Malhotra, Rahul Puri, Ashwani Kumar
…nisation (WHO) estimate suggests that, one million cases of Tuberculosis (TB) occur among children (approximate 10% of the total 9.6 million TB cases). As per Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), high importance and priority is given to the household contacts …
Ashok Kumar, Anunay Agarwal, Ashish Sharma, Tushar Agarwal, Nitin Jain, et al.
…ibitor (TNFi)). For this reason, screening tests for latent tuberculosis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C were performed. His chest X-ray showed a fibrotic lesion in the left upper zone and his Mantoux test was positive. He was commenced on etanercept biosimilar along with rifampicin…
Constantine M. Vassalos, Dimitrios Papaventsis, Ioannis Κoutelekos, Marina Panagi, Evangelos Vogiatzakis, et al.
Abstract Background Although the most common site of tuberculosis (TB) is the lungs, spreading may occur to any part of the body, resulting in extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). We conducted a study to describe the clinical and epidemiological features of EPTB in Greece, a low T…
Ifeoma Anne Njelita, Ifeanyi Gabriel Eyisi, Chinyerem Cynthia Nwachukwu, Chijioke Amara Ezenyeaku, Hilary Nkem Okeke
Background: Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) is a proactive approach aimed at stopping latent tuberculosis (TB) infection from progressing into active TB disease. It is especially important for individuals who are at higher risk such as contacts of TB patients. This study …
T. Newson, Owen Smith
<h3>Aims</h3> Evaluate our experience of a dedicated Tuberculosis service for children in a district general setting. <h3>Methods</h3> Rates of Tuberculosis (TB) in our area in the South East are the second highest in England and our Trust covers areas of significant deprivation.…
Anchalee Avihingsanon, MD, PhD
…want to know if ultra-short, effective treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) could dramatically reduce the global incidence of active TB or not. The investigators hypothesize that short-course (4-week) daily isoniazid/rifapentine (INH/RPT) (1HP) is not inferior …
Ajit Lalvani, MD, PhD
…this study is to assess the efficacy of the two current TB (tuberculosis) blood tests (Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA)) compared with the standard skin test (Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)), for predicting active tuberculosis among those at increased risk of TB. Those …
Luke M. Nelson, Kira Yates, Armando Ugarte, Katrina Chin Loy, Miriam Michael, et al.
…irus (CMV) anterior uveitis misdiagnosed as presumed ocular tuberculosis (TB) in an immunocompetent immigrant patient, leading to delayed diagnosis, corneal graft failure, and eventual vision loss. Observations: A 74-year-old Filipino male with recurrent unilateral hypertensive a…
Luke M. Nelson, Kira Yates, Armando Ugarte, Katrina Chin Loy, Miriam Michael, et al.
…irus (CMV) anterior uveitis misdiagnosed as presumed ocular tuberculosis (TB) in an immunocompetent immigrant patient, leading to delayed diagnosis, corneal graft failure, and eventual vision loss. Observations: A 74-year-old Filipino male with recurrent unilateral hypertensive a…
Irina Felker, I. V. Pavlenok, N. V. Stavitskaya, D.А. Kudlаy
The objective : to assess the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among risk groups in the adult and pediatric population in Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts. Subjects and Methods . Federal and sectoral statistical reporting data (Forms No. 33, 8, 30) for…
Ting Wang, Yaoju Tan, Shiji Wu, Min Huang, Botao Yin, et al.
… showed a potential use in the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Zhangli Peng, Chen Ling, Hong Zhang
Objective Serum proteomic analysis of tuberculosis (TB) antigens to identify biomarkers enabling discrimination of active TB (ATB) from latent TB infection (LTBI). Methods Serum samples from patients with ATB, individuals with LTBI and healthy controls (HCs) were used to probe pr…
Ji Eun Park, Jaehee Lee
…compare differential immune cellular profile between active tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI). <b>Methods:</b> Subjects with active pulmonary TB and LTBI were prospectively included. Cryopreserved PBMCs of them were analyzed using CyTOF and flow cytometry. <b>Resul…
Nawfal R Hussein, Amer A Balatay, Lokman Amin Almizori, Hilbeen H. Saifullah
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. Close household-contacts are at high risk of infections, particularly latent TB (LTBI). Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of LTBI in household-contacts of active TB patients. Methods: A total …
Yong Fang, Yuan Tang, Na Wang, Qiao-Xia Luo, Liang Tang, et al.
…e a potential new therapeutic evaluation indicator for anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Methods Newly diagnosed active pulmonary TB patients, latent TB infection (LTBI) and healthy controls were enrolled from January 2021 to December 2021. PTB patients were treated by standard a…
Paul van der Valk, Reinout van Crevel, Jurriaan Jde Steenwinkel, Marleen Bakker, Harald E. Vonkeman, et al.
… world’s population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex (LTBI) but in low-incidence counties as the Netherlands (4.6 TB cases/100.000 /year) LTBI prevalence is predominantly found among the elder population and foreign-born residents. In resource-ri…
Ezza Binte Tariq, Urooj Subhan, Farah Deeba, Riaz Ullah, Zuha Tariq, et al.
…lity and outcome in individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Scavenger receptors are PRRs that play a vital role in facilitating molecular interactions between Mtb and the host. This interaction can potentially be modified by polymorphisms in scavenger receptor…
Thaís Rohde Pavan, MURIEL MANICA, MÔNICA MÂNICA, Sabrina Nalin, GUILHERME TONET
…usceptibility to infections, such as reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) or development of active TB (50% of extrapulmonary cases, 25% disseminated disease). Abdominal TB corresponds to 5% of TB cases, with ascites, abdominal pain and fever.
А. В. Мордык, M. A. Romanova, Aleksandr Zolotov, Д. Г. Новиков, N. A. Kirichenko, et al.
…tent TB infection with different sensitivity to recombinant tuberculosis allergen (ATR) to form an individual approach to therapeutic and preventive measures. Material and methods. The study involved 22 children with a moderate and mild reaction to ATP (group 1) and 31 children w…
Salim Can, Ayşe Şahin, Nazan Dalgıç, Deniz Aygün
… and urine in pediatric patients in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) or latent TB infection (LTBI). It also aimed to investigate whether it can be used as a biomarker to distinguish between active TB and LTBI. Methods Our study comprised active TB (25 patients), LTBI (25…
Yeun‐Jun Chung, Min Ji Ko, H.K. Song, Hyun Sun Ko
…The infant died on day 18 and was diagnosed with congenital tuberculosis (TB). The mother had no symptoms related to lung or extra-pulmonary organ invasion caused by TB. The mother was diagnosed with latent TB during postpartum period. As a result of this case, the authors recomm…
Sanrio Neuro Tonapa, Nur Ahmad, Sahyuddin Saleh, Syakib Bakri, Rahmawati Minhajat, et al.
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection causes the release of proinflammatory cytokines; interleukin IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8, as well as tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), affecting hemostasis, namely an increase in procoagulation activity, a decrease in anticoagulant factors, …