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Comparative genome analysis reveals niche-specific genome expansion in Acinetobacter baumannii strains

Harshita Yakkala, Devyani Samantarrai, Michael Gribskov, Dayananda Siddavattam

published 13 Jun 2019

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Sensitivity and specificity of an electronic nose in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with suspected tuberculosis

Antonia M. I. Saktiawati, Ymkje Stienstra, Yanri W. Subronto, Ning Rintiswati, Sumardi, Jan-Willem Gerritsen, Henny Oord, Onno W. Akkerman, Tjip S. van der Werf

published 13 Jun 2019

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Health seeking behavior among individuals presenting with chronic cough at referral hospitals in Uganda; Missed opportunity for early tuberculosis diagnosis

Winters Muttamba, Willy Ssengooba, Bruce Kirenga, Rogers Sekibira, Simon Walusimbi, Achilles Katamba, Moses Joloba

published 06 Jun 2019

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What would it cost to scale-up private sector engagement efforts for tuberculosis care? Evidence from three pilot programs in India

Sarang Deo, Pankaj Jindal, Devesh Gupta, Sunil Khaparde, Kiran Rade, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Bhavin Vadera, Daksha Shah, Kamlesh Patel, Paresh Dave, Rishabh Chopra, Nita Jha, Sirisha Papineni, Shibu Vijayan, Puneet Dewan

published 05 Jun 2019

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Evaluation of the tuberculosis culture color plate test for rapid detection of drug susceptible and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a resource-limited setting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Biruk Mekonnen, Adane Mihret, Muluwork Getahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Sabeen Sidiki, Holden V. Kelley, Julia M. Scordo, W. Garrett Hunt, Xueliang Pan, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Wondwossen Gebreyes, Carlton A. Evans, Abraham Aseffa, Jordi B. Torrelles, Shu-Hua Wang, Tamrat Abebe

published 28 May 2019

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Microbial etiology of pneumonia in patients with decreased renal function

Chun-you Chen, Shih-chang Hsu, Hui-ling Hsieh, Chi-won Suk, Yuan-pin Hsu, Yuh-mou Sue, Tso-Hsiao Chen, Feng-yen Lin, Chun-ming Shih, Jaw-wen Chen, Shing-jong Lin, Po-hsun Huang, Chung-te Liu

published 09 May 2019

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Optimising fluorescein diacetate sputum smear microscopy for assessing patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Sumona Datta, Keren Alvarado, Robert H. Gilman, Teresa Valencia, Christian Aparicio, Eric S. Ramos, Rosario Montoya, Carlton A. Evans

published 30 Apr 2019

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Time to appropriate treatment in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Korea: Are we still in 2010?

Eun-Jung Jo, Seyeon Park, Kyu Min Lee, Insu Kim, Jung Seop Eom, Mi-Hyun Kim, Kwangha Lee, Ki Uk Kim, Hye-Kyung Park, Min Ki Lee, Jeongha Mok

published 25 Apr 2019

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Retrospective evaluation of natural course in mild cases of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

Yoshifumi Kimizuka, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Tomoyasu Nishimura, Takahiro Asami, Yumi Sakakibara, Kozo Morimoto, Shinji Maeda, Noboru Nakata, Takayuki Abe, Shunsuke Uno, Ho Namkoong, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Yohei Funatsu, Kazuma Yagi, Toshihide Fujie, Makoto Ishii, Naohiko Inase, Satoshi Iwata, Atsuyuki Kurashima, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Naoki Hasegawa, for the Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteriosis-Japan Research Consortium (NTM-JRC)

published 25 Apr 2019

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Performance and workflow assessment of six nucleic acid extraction technologies for use in resource limited settings

Shivani G. Beall, Jason Cantera, Maureen H. Diaz, Jonas M. Winchell, Lorraine Lillis, Heather White, Michael Kalnoky, James Gallarda, David S. Boyle

published 18 Apr 2019

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Tuberculosis incidence among infected contacts detected through contact tracing of smear-positive patients

Mario Martin-Sanchez, Silvia Brugueras, Anna de Andrés, Pere Simon, Pilar Gorrindo, Miriam Ros, Eva Masdeu, Joan-Pau Millet, Joan A. Caylà, Àngels Orcau, the Contact Tracing Group of the Tuberculosis Investigation Unit of Barcelona

published 15 Apr 2019

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Attrition and delays before treatment initiation among patients with MDR-TB in China (2006-13): Magnitude and risk factors

Caihong Xu, Renzhong Li, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Kathiresan Jeyashree, Yunzhou Ruan, Canyou Zhang, Lixia Wang, Hui Zhang

published 08 Apr 2019

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Findings from a pilot project to assess the feasibility of active tuberculosis case finding among seniors in rural Sichuan Province, China, 2017

Canyou Zhang, Lan Xia, Jeanette J. Rainey, Yuan Li, Chuang Chen, Zhengyuan Rao, Jinchao Duan, Hongying Sun, Jie Cao, Ping Liu, Jun Cheng, Hui Zhang, Jianlin Wu, Lixia Wang

published 28 Mar 2019

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