Tuberculosis commodities supply chain performance in the WHO African region: A scoping review. by Alison T Mhazo, Stanford Miyango, Lifton Palani, Charles C Maponga

“…Procurement and supply chain management [PSM] systems remain a critical pillar for the implementation of Directly Observed Therapy [DOTS] for tuberculosis [TB] and achievement of disease related aspirations such as 'ending TB by 2030'. …”
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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections in medicolegal cases with pleural adhesions: An observational study by Jayanthi Yadav, Ujjawal Khurana, Shubham Richariya, Shashank Purwar, Sangita Moirangthem, Johann Aibantyllilang Blah

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Docking Studies of Binding of Ethambutol to the C-Terminal Domain of the Arabinosyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Guillermo Salgado-Moran, Rodrigo Ramirez-Tagle, Daniel Glossman-Mitnik, Samuel Ruiz-Nieto, Pran Kishore-Deb, Marta Bunster, Francisco Lobos-Gonzalez

“…The binding of ethambutol to the C-terminal domain of the arabinosyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis was studied. The analysis was performed using an in silico approach in order to find out, by docking calculations and energy descriptors, the conformer of Ethambutol that forms the most stable complex with the C-terminal domain of arabinosyltransferase. …”
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Absence of the Genetic Marker IS6110 from a Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated in Ontario by Susan T Howard, Matthew T Oughton, Albert Haddad, Wendy M Johnson

“…The arrival of immigrants with tuberculosis from southeast Asia, where most strains of M tuberculosis lacking IS6110 have been traced, has important implications for epidemiological studies of tuberculosis in North America.…”
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Multifunctional Analysis of CD4+ T-Cell Response as Immune-Based Model for Tuberculosis Detection by Miriam Lichtner, Claudia Mascia, Ilaria Sauzullo, Fabio Mengoni, Serena Vita, Raffaella Marocco, Valeria Belvisi, Gianluca Russo, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio M. Mastroianni

“…Mono- and multifunctional specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses were evaluated to improve the immune-based detection of active tuberculosis (TB) and latent infection (LTBI). We applied flow cytometry to investigate cytokines profile (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) of T cells after stimulation with TB antigens in 28 TB-infected subjects (18 active TB and 10 LTBI) and 10 uninfected controls. …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with and without Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Wahiduddin Wahiduddin, Agung Pranoto, Sudjarwo Sudjarwo

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Backtranslation of human RNA biosignatures of tuberculosis disease risk into the preclinical pipeline is condition dependent by Hannah Painter, Sasha E. Larsen, Brittany D. Williams, Hazem F. M. Abdelaal, Susan L. Baldwin, Helen A. Fletcher, Andrew Fiore-Gartland, Rhea N. Coler

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A population model capturing dynamics of tuberculosis granulomas predicts host infection outcomes by Chang Gong, Jennifer J. Linderman, Denise Kirschner

“…Granulomas play a centric role in tuberculosis (TB) infection progression. Multiple granulomas usually develop within a single host. …”
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Miliary Tuberculosis-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Complicated with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome by Sz-Jiun Shiu, Ting-Ting Li, Bor-Jen Lee, Pin-Kuei Fu, Chen-Yu Wang, Sz-Iuan Shiu

“…In this report, we present the case of a 74-year-old Taiwanese woman suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and miliary tuberculosis, and she developed ARDS and HLH on the 3rd day after admission. …”
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Assessment of Rifampicin Resistance in Presumptive Tuberculosis Cases at Dadeldhura Hospital of Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal by Madan Singh Bohara

Subjects: “…Epidemiological analysis, Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), Presumptive case, Resistance patterns, Dadeldhura hospital, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, GeneXpertMTB/RIF…”
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Computational studies of some benzothiazinone-pepirazine derivatives and lipase b inhibitor for mycobacterium tuberculosis by Yakubu Ya'u Muhammad, Adamu Uzairu

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Synthetic Indicator’s Evaluation of the tuberculosis program. Health Areas I and II. Cienfuegos 2013 by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Lizette Rodríguez Fernández, Eneida Bravo Polanco

Subjects: “…tuberculosis…”
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Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Smear Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Comparative Study by Alem Alemayehu, Liya Wassie, Sebsib Neway, Samuel Ayele, Abraham Assefa, Kidist Bobosha, Beyene Petros, Rawleigh Howe

“…Prevalence surveys in Ethiopia indicate smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPTB) taking the major share of the overall TB burden. …”
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The community as an active part in the implementation of interventions for the prevention and care of tuberculosis: A scoping review. by Lesly Chavez-Rimache, César Ugarte-Gil, Maria J Brunette

“…The primary question for this review was: ¿what is known about tuberculosis control interventions and programs in which the community has been an active part?. …”
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Existence of multiple-stable equilibria for a multi-drug-resistant model of mycobacterium tuberculosis by Abba B. Gumel, Baojun Song

“…The resurgence of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in some partsof Europe and North America calls for a mathematical study to assess theimpact of the emergence and spread of such strain on the global effort to effectively control the burden of tuberculosis. …”
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The Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplant: Is It More Than a Theoretical Concern? by Gregory Rose

“…The present case report describes a therapeutic dilemma regarding the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during transplantation of solid organs, places this phenomenon within the context of the literature, and makes recommendations for screening and therapy.…”
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Immunological responses in patients with tuberculosis and in vivo effects of acetyl-L-carnitine oral administration by Emilio Jirillo, Maria Altamura, Carlo Marcuccio, Cosimo Tortorella, Claudio De Simone, Salvatore Antonaci

“…Tuberculosis (TBC) is characterized by a complex immune response which parallels the clinical course of the disease. …”
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Reinforcing cancer immunotherapy with engineered porous hollow mycobacterium tuberculosis loaded with tumor neoantigens by Jie Jiang, Feng-Ying Huang, Shu-Zhen Dai, Guang-Hong Tan, Ming-Hui Chen, Hengyu Chen, Wu-Ping Zheng, Ri-Hong Wu, Weijing Xie

“…One approach is to stimulate antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to uptake neoantigens. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) contains pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) recognized by APCs and adhesion molecules that facilitate MTb invasion of APCs. …”
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Geospatial mapping of drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence in Africa at national and sub-national levels by Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Archie C.A. Clements, Fasil Wagnew, Beth Gilmour, Kefyalew Addis Alene

Subjects: “…Drug-resistant tuberculosis…”
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Global stability in a tuberculosis model of imperfect treatment with age-dependent latency and relapse by Shanjing Ren

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