Review of literature on disseminated tuberculosis with emphasis on the focused diagnostic workup

FY Khan - Journal of Family and community Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is a life-threatening disease resulting from the
hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The diagnosis is challenging owing …

Diagnosing tuberculous meningitis–have we made any progress?

J Ho, BJ Marais, GL Gilbert… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) comprises a significant proportion of TB cases globally and
causes substantial morbidity and mortality, especially in children and HIV‐infected patients …

Comparative accuracy of pleural fluid unstimulated interferon-gamma and adenosine deaminase for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta …

AN Aggarwal, R Agarwal, S Dhooria, KT Prasad… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective We compared diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA)
and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) through …

Pleural fluid tests to diagnose tuberculous pleuritis

VS Skouras, I Kalomenidis - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The definite diagnosis of TBP requires the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from
pleural fluid or biopsies. Because of the low sensitivity of pleural fluid cultures and the …

Rodent-related zoonotic pathogens at the human–animal–environment interface in Qatar: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Islam, E Farag, A Mahmoudi, MM Hassan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rodents are one of the most diversified terrestrial mammals, and they perform several
beneficial activities in nature. These animals are also important as carriers of many …

Diagnostic role of inflammatory and anti‐inflammatory cytokines and effector molecules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in tuberculous pleural effusion

CC Shu, JY Wang, CL Hsu, LT Keng, K Tsui… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Early diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) remains
difficult. While some inflammatory markers in pleural effusion (PE) are helpful in diagnosis …

Increased soluble and membrane-bound PD-L1 contributes to immune regulation and disease progression in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion

X Pan, A Zhong, Y Xing, M Shi… - Experimental and …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Soluble and membrane-bound programmed death ligand-1 (sPD-L1 and mPD-L1,
respectively) have been demonstrated to participate in the immune suppression of non …

Pad Printing of Carbon Electrodes with Argon Plasma Activation as a Simple and Low Temperature Manufacturing Process for Antibody‐Type Biosensors

E Condemi, J Kunikowski, S Schoinas… - Advanced Sensor …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In diagnostic tools, rapid in vitro tests such as COVID‐19 antigen or pregnancy tests are
gaining significance for identifying various pathologies or health conditions. This shift …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction and adenosine deaminase levels for rapid diagnosis of clinically suspected tuberculous pleural effusion

KC Shashidhara, R Reddy, S Vijayakumar… - Current Medicine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) often leads to pleural effusion, particularly prevalent in
developing nations such as India. There has been a global rise in TB cases. Although …

结核与肿瘤患者胸腔积液中TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4 的水平及临床意义.

武江海, 舒敬奎, 张剑青, 冯家钢… - Journal of Kunming …, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
目的探讨肿瘤坏死因子(tumor necrosis factor, TNF)-α, γ 干扰素(interferon-γ, IFN-γ),
白细胞介素(interleukin, IL)-2, IL-4 在结核性和肿瘤性胸腔积液中的水平及临床意义 …