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Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention to improve treatment initiation among patients diagnosed with TB using Xpert MTB/RIF testing in Uganda

Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Joseph Musaazi, Barbara Castelnuovo, Adithya Cattamanchi, Achilles Katamba, Yukari C. Manabe

published 17 Jun 2022

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Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A worldwide systematic review and meta-analysis

Ying Xi, Wei Zhang, Rui-Jun Qiao, Jun Tang

published 16 Jun 2022

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Cut-off value for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction based on the features of the airway obstruction

Noeul Kang, Eunsil Koh, Jin-Young Lee, Woo-Jung Song, Dong-Chull Choi, Byung-Jae Lee

published 26 May 2022

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Effect of airway clearance therapies on mucociliary clearance in adults with cystic fibrosis: A randomized controlled trial

Aaron Trimble, Kirby Zeman, Jihong Wu, Agathe Ceppe, William Bennett, Scott Donaldson

published 20 May 2022

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Remote analysis of sputum smears for mycobacterium tuberculosis quantification using digital crowdsourcing

Lara García Delgado, María Postigo, Daniel Cuadrado, Sara Gil-Casanova, Álvaro Martínez Martínez, María Linares, Paloma Merino, Manuel Gimo, Silvia Blanco, Quique Bassat, Andrés Santos, Alberto L. García-Basteiro, María J. Ledesma-Carbayo, Miguel Á. Luengo-Oroz

published 19 May 2022

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A longitudinal study of the pulmonary mycobiome in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Einar M. H. Martinsen, Tomas M. L. Eagan, Harald G. Wiker, Elise O. Leiten, Gunnar R. Husebø, Kristel S. Knudsen, Solveig Tangedal, Walter Sanseverino, Andreu Paytuví-Gallart, Rune Nielsen

published 12 May 2022

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Stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children at a teaching and referral hospital in Southwest Ethiopia

Mitiku Dubale, Mulualem Tadesse, Melkamu Berhane, Mekidim Mekonnen, Gemeda Abebe

published 05 May 2022

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Blood mRNA biomarkers distinguish variable systemic and sputum inflammation at treatment initiation of inhaled antibiotics in cystic fibrosis: A prospective non-randomized trial

Silvia M. Caceres, Linda A. Sanders, Noel M. Rysavy, Katie R. Poch, Caroline R. Jones, Kyle Pickard, Tasha E. Fingerlin, Roland A. Marcus, Kenneth C. Malcolm, Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, David P. Nichols, Jerry A. Nick, Matthew Strand, Milene T. Saavedra

published 05 May 2022

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The relationship between vitamin D level and second acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-positive during treatment for TB patients was inferred by Bayesian network

Xiaoxu Zhang, Yan Zhang, Wenjun Xia, Yajie Liu, Hongkai Mao, Liangliang Bao, MingQin Cao

published 04 May 2022

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A cost analysis of implementing mobile health facilitated tuberculosis contact investigation in a low-income setting

Patricia Turimumahoro, Austin Tucker, Amanda J. Gupta, Radhika P. Tampi, Diana Babirye, Emmanuel Ochom, Joseph M. Ggita, Irene Ayakaka, Hojoon Sohn, Achilles Katamba, David Dowdy, J. Lucian Davis

published 01 Apr 2022

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Alcohol drinking delays the rate of sputum smear conversion among DR-TB patients in northwest Ethiopia; A retrospective follow-up study

Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Atalay Goshu Muluneh, Getahun Molla Kassa

published 09 Mar 2022

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Time to start of tuberculosis treatment in penitentiary system of Kyrgyz Republic: A retrospective cohort study

Nazgul Soltobekova, Turatbek Kozukeev, Ghirmai Yiehdego, Fatah Labib, Arax Hovhannesyan, Rodolfo Rossi

published 09 Mar 2022

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Prevalence, acceptability, and cost of routine screening for pulmonary tuberculosis among pregnant women in Cotonou, Benin

Mênonli Adjobimey, Serge Ade, Prudence Wachinou, Marius Esse, Lydia Yaha, Wilfried Bekou, Jonathon R. Campbell, Narcisse Toundoh, Omer Adjibode, Geoffroy Attikpa, Gildas Agodokpessi, Dissou Affolabi, Corinne S. Merle

published 22 Feb 2022

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