Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KA Alene, K Wangdi, S Colquhoun, K Chani, T Islam… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The sustainable development goals aim to improve health for all by 2030. They
incorporate ambitious goals regarding tuberculosis (TB), which may be a significant cause of …

What pulmonologists need to know about extrapulmonary tuberculosis

D Natali, G Cloatre, C Brosset, P Verdalle, A Fauvy… - Breathe, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) can affect all organs. Its diagnosis is often challenging,
especially when the lung is not involved. Some EPT locations, such as when the central …

Presentation and outcomes after medical and surgical treatment versus medical treatment alone of spontaneous infectious spondylodiscitis: a systematic literature …

DG Taylor, AL Buchholz, DR Sure… - Global spine …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic literature review. Objectives: The aims of this study were to (1)
describe the clinical features, disabilities, and incidence of neurologic deficits of pyogenic …

[HTML][HTML] MMP9 and STAT1 are biomarkers of the change in immune infiltration after anti-tuberculosis therapy, and the immune status can identify patients with spinal …

C Zhou, T Liang, J Jiang, J Chen, T Chen… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Due to a lack of studies on immune-related pathogenesis and a clinical
diagnostic model, the diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis (STB) remains uncertain. Our study …

Candidate biomarkers to distinguish spinal tuberculosis from mechanical back pain in a tuberculosis endemic setting

TN Mann, JH Davis, G Walzl, CG Beltran… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Spinal tuberculosis (TB) may have a variable, non-specific presentation
including back pain with-or without-constitutional symptoms. Further tools are needed to aid …

Pathogenesis, diagnostic challenges, and risk factors of pott's disease

I Glassman, KH Nguyen, J Giess, C Alcantara… - Clinics and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence is increasing in developed nations and continuing to cause
significant mortality in low-and middle-income countries. As a result of the uptick in cases …

Early surgical intervention for active thoracic spinal tuberculosis patients with paraparesis and paraplegia

W Li, Z Liu, X Xiao, Z Xu, Z Sun, Z Zhang… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background To explore the therapeutic effect of early surgical intervention for active thoracic
spinal tuberculosis (TB) patients with paraparesis and paraplegia. Methods Data on 118 …

Mechanism of COVID-19-related proteins in spinal tuberculosis: immune dysregulation

L Chen, C Liu, T Liang, Z Ye, S Huang, J Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose The purpose of this article was to investigate the mechanism of immune
dysregulation of COVID-19-related proteins in spinal tuberculosis (STB). Methods Clinical …

Minimally invasive surgery for paravertebral or psoas abscess with spinal tuberculosis—a long-term retrospective study of 106 cases

Z Zhang, Y Hao, X Wang, Z Zheng, X Zhao… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2020 - Springer
Background Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a common treatment option for
paravertebral or psoas abscesses (PAs) in patients with spinal tuberculosis (ST). However …

Prognostic factors for recovery of patients after surgery for thoracic spinal tuberculosis

Y Yao, H Zhang, M Liu, H Liu, T Chu, Y Tang, Y Zhou - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Thoracic spinal tuberculosis (TST) is a dangerous disease. Besides
antituberculosis chemotherapy, surgery is also necessary for treating TST. To date, no study …