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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and culture assays to detect Mycobacterium Tuberculosis using OMNIgene-sputum processed stool among adult TB presumptive patients in Uganda

Abdulwahab Sessolo, Emmanuel Musisi, Sylvia Kaswabuli, Josephine Zawedde, Patrick Byanyima, Wilber Sabiiti, Stanley Walimbwa, Joseph Ola, Ingvar Sanyu, Rejani Lalitha, Moses Kamya, Lucian Davis, William Worodria, Laurence Huang

published 21 Apr 2023

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Comparison of active tuberculosis case finding strategies for immigrants in South Korea: Epidemiology and cost-effectiveness analysis

Sangwook Park, Chaegyu Sung, Hangseok Choi, Yeo Wool Lee, Yedham Kang, Hee-Jin Kim, Hae-Young Kim, In-Hwan Oh, Seung Heon Lee

published 20 Apr 2023

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Prevention of relapse in drug sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis patients with and without vitamin D3 supplementation: A double blinded randomized control clinical trial

Sanjeev Sinha, Himanshu Thukral, Imtiyaz Shareef, Devashish Desai, Binit Kumar Singh, Bimal Kumar Das, Sahajal Dhooria, Rohit Sarin, Rupak Singla, Saroj Kumari Meena, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Shivam Pandey, Sunil Sethi, Ashumeet Kajal, Rakesh Yadav, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal, Sanjay Bhadada, Digambar Behera

published 30 Mar 2023

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Effectiveness of healthcare workers and volunteers training on improving tuberculosis case detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Desalegne Amare, Fentie Ambaw Getahun, Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Getenet Dessie, Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Tegenaw Asemamaw Dires, Kefyalew Addis Alene

published 23 Mar 2023

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Policy and programmatic directions for the Lesotho tuberculosis programme: Findings of the national tuberculosis prevalence survey, 2019

R. Matji, L. Maama, G. Roscigno, M. Lerotholi, M. Agonafir, R. Sekibira, I. Law, M. Tadolini, N. Kak

published 09 Mar 2023

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Prevalence and associated factors of delayed sputum smear conversion in patients treated for smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis: A retrospective follow up study in Sabah, Malaysia

Linghui Amanda Khor, Ulfa Nur Izzati A. Wahid, Lee Lee Ling, Sarah Michael S. Liansim, Jush’n Oon, Mahendran Naidu Balakrishnan, Wei Leik Ng, Ai Theng Cheong

published 06 Mar 2023

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Proteomic analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A pilot study from Zanzibar, Tanzania

Ahmed Barakat, Even Birkeland, Melissa D. Jørstad, Magalie El Hajj, Msafiri Marijani, Anne Døskeland, Olav Mjaavatten, Frode S. Berven, Tehmina Mustafa

published 14 Feb 2023

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A novel assay for improved detection of sputum periostin in patients with asthma

Junya Ono, Masayuki Takai, Ayami Kamei, Shoichiro Ohta, Parameswaran Nair, Kenji Izuhara, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Anna James, on behalf of the BIOAIR consortium

published 10 Feb 2023

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The usefulness of change in CT score for evaluating the activity of Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) pulmonary disease (Mab-PD)

Kyota Shinfuku, Hiromichi Hara, Naoki Takasaka, Takeo Ishikawa, Jun Araya, Kazuyoshi Kuwano

published 08 Feb 2023

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The accuracy of an electronic nose to diagnose tuberculosis in patients referred to an expert centre

Rosarito Coronel Teixeira, Luis Gómez, Eva González, Nilda Jiménez de Romero, Felipe González, Sarita Aguirre, Martin Boeree, Robin Janssen, Cecile Magis-Escurra

published 07 Feb 2023

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Usefulness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction with bronchial washing samples in predicting discontinuation of airborne infection isolation in patients hospitalized with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

Tae-Ok Kim, Young-Ok Na, Hwa Kyung Park, Jae-Kyeong Lee, Hyung-Joo Oh, Bo Gun Kho, Ha-Young Park, Yong-Soo Kwon, Yu-Il Kim, Sung-Chul Lim, Hong-Joon Shin

published 30 Dec 2022

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Why health system diagnosis delay among tuberculosis patients in Illubabor, Oromia region, South West Ethiopia? A qualitative study

Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Jiregna Chalcisa Lemu, Megersa Dinku Hunde, Robera Demissie Berhanu, Debela Dereje Jaleta, Diriba Kumara Abdisa, Tadesse Sime Garedow, Keno Melkamu Kitila

published 30 Dec 2022

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High proportion of RR-TB and mutations conferring RR outside of the RRDR of the rpoB gene detected in GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gizachew Taddesse Akalu, Belay Tessema, Beyene Petros

published 30 Dec 2022

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