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Determinants of sputum culture conversion time in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in ALERT comprehensive specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

Muluye Abebe, Abay Atnafu, Melaku Tilahun, Nejmia Sero, Sebisib Neway, Mekdes Alemu, Getachew Tesfaye, Adane Mihret, Kidist Bobosha, Chengsong Wan

published 31 May 2024

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Prospective multicentre accuracy evaluation of the FUJIFILM SILVAMP TB LAM test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV demonstrates lot-to-lot variability

Rita Székely, Bianca Sossen, Madalo Mukoka, Monde Muyoyeta, Elizabeth Nakabugo, Jerry Hella, Hung Van Nguyen, Sasiwimol Ubolyam, Kinuyo Chikamatsu, Aurélien Macé, Marcia Vermeulen, Chad M. Centner, Sarah Nyangu, Nsala Sanjase, Mohamed Sasamalo, Huong Thi Dinh, The Anh Ngo, Weerawat Manosuthi, Supunnee Jirajariyavej, Satoshi Mitarai, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Anchalee Avihingsanon, Klaus Reither, Lydia Nakiyingi, Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Peter MacPherson, Graeme Meintjes, Claudia M. Denkinger, Morten Ruhwald, FujiLAM Study Consortium

published 31 May 2024

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Itaconic acid inhibits nontuberculous mycobacterial growth in pH dependent manner while 4-octyl-itaconic acid enhances THP-1 clearance of nontuberculous mycobacteria in vitro

Paul Breen, Madsen Zimbric, Lindsay J. Caverly

published 10 May 2024

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Effects of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation on ventilator-free days in intensive care unit subjects with sputum retention; a randomized clinical trial

Shota Kubota, Hideki Hashimoto, Yurika Yoshikawa, Kengo Hiwatashi, Takahiro Ono, Masaki Mochizuki, Hiromu Naraba, Hidehiko Nakano, Yuji Takahashi, Tomohiro Sonoo, Kensuke Nakamura

published 02 May 2024

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The use of Kudoh method for culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium africanum in The Gambia

Tijan Jobarteh, Jacob Otu, Ensa Gitteh, Francis S. Mendy, Tutty Isatou Faal-Jawara, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Binta Sarr, Abi Janet Riley, Abigail Ayorinde, Bouke C. de Jong, Beate Kampmann, Ousman Secka, Florian Gehre

published 27 Mar 2024

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Aetiological agents of pneumonia among HIV and non-HIV infected children in Ghana: A case-control study

Michael Owusu, Eric Adu, Lotenna Elsie Kalu, Eugene Martey, Godfred Acheampong, Anthony Enimil, John Adabie Appiah, Augustina Badu-Peprah, Justice Sylverken, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Samuel Blay Nguah, Emilie Westeel, Stephane Pouzol, Christian Drosten, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie

published 22 Mar 2024

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Nutritional status and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, a five -year retrospective study

Asnake Simieneh, Surafel Gashaneh, Rahel Dereje

published 15 Feb 2024

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Inflammatory markers in world trade center workers with asthma: Associations with post traumatic stress disorder

Juan P. Wisnivesky, Nikita Agrawal, Jyoti Ankam, Adam Gonzalez, Alex Federman, Steven B. Markowitz, Janette M. Birmingham, Paula J. Busse

published 13 Feb 2024

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Characteristics of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency related lung disease exacerbations using a daily symptom diary and urinary biomarkers

Paul Ellis, Gita Parekh, Annelyse Duvoix, Lynne Watson, Alex Sharp, Farah Mobeen, Anita Pye, Robert Stockley, Alice Turner

published 02 Feb 2024

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Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: Findings from the 2019–2021 nationwide community-based TB prevalence survey

Prathiksha Giridharan, Sriram Selvaraju, Raghuram Rao, Kiran Rade, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Smita Asthana, Rakesh Balachandar, Sampada Dipak Bangar, Avi Kumar Bansal, Jyothi Bhat, Debjit Chakraborty, Vishal Chopra, Dasarathi Das, Shanta Dutta, Kangjam Rekha Devi, Sunil Kumar, Avula Laxmaiah, Major Madhukar, Amarendra Mahapatra, Suman Sundar Mohanty, Chethana Rangaraju, Jyotirmayee Turuk, Kamran Zaman, Rajendran Krishnan, Sivakumar Shanmugam, Nishant Kumar, Rajendra Panduranga Joshi, Somashekar Narasimhaiah, Padmapriyadarsini Chandrasekaran, Raman R. Gangakhedkar, Balram Bhargava

published 21 Dec 2023

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Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using recombinase polymerase amplification: A pilot study

Michael Sciaudone, Renzo Carpena, Maritza Calderón, Patricia Sheen, Mirko Zimic, Jorge Coronel, Robert H. Gilman, Natalie M. Bowman

published 08 Dec 2023

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Treatment for radiographically active, sputum culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Adam Thorburn Gray, Liana Macpherson, Ffion Carlin, Bianca Sossen, Alexandra S. Richards, Sandra V. Kik, Rein M. G. J. Houben, Peter MacPherson, Matteo Quartagno, Ewelina Rogozińska, Hanif Esmail

published 16 Nov 2023

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Diagnostic accuracy of chest ultrasound scan in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

Geoffrey Erem, Caroline Otike, Maxwell Okuja, Faith Ameda, Dorothy Irene Nalyweyiso, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Michael Kakinda

published 20 Sep 2023

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