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1. Tuberculosis control in Sweden
Abstract : Sweden is a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence country with an incidence of 5.3 cases per 100 000 inhabitants 2017. The majority of new TB cases in Sweden are diagnosed among migrants from high TB incidence countries. READ MORE
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2. The impact of helminth infection in patients with active tuberculosis
Abstract : The geographic distribution of helminth infection and tuberculosis (TB) overlap substantially. Experimental animal models and limited data from humans have shown that intestinal helminths could subvert the host immune response towards a T-helper 2 (Th2)-type immune response and an increased regulatory T-cell activity (Tregs). READ MORE
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3. Immunopathogenesis in pulmonary tuberculosis : impact of immunomodulation and diabetes co-morbidity
Abstract : Even in the 21st century, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health threat, primarily due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Presence of co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM) has worsened the current situation and made it more difficult to treat this deadly disease, especially in resource-poor settings. READ MORE
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4. Pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV interaction in a setting with a high prevalence of HIV : clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological aspects
Abstract : The overall aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of HIV infection on the occurrence, clinical presentation, diagnostic yield and transmission of M tuberculosis among consecutive out-patients with symptoms suggestive of PTB in a high TB and HIV endemic area. Among 509 consecutive out-patients attending a university hospital in Ethiopia, 33. READ MORE
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5. Pulmonary tuberculosis and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in HIV-infected patients in Ethiopia
Abstract : The objective of this study initially was to determine the prevalence of culture-verified pulmonary tuberculosis in TB suspects and investigate the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the prevalence, clinical and radiological presentation and diagnosis of tuberculosis. During the study, it soon became clear that the HIV sero-prevalence in tuberculosis (TB) suspects who could not be verified to be culture-positive was too high to deserve an explanation. READ MORE