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HIV and tuberculosis trends and survival of coinfection in a referral center in Tehran: A 12-year study
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective/background The risk of mortality and morbidity among tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfected patients is significantly higher than that of patients infected with TB alone. The ...
Usefulness of pulmonary artery diameter in diagnosing pulmonary hypertension in patients admitted to tuberculosis intensive care unit
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective/background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be a complication of patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). We aimed to study the correlation between pulmonary artery (PA) diameter (PAD) as measured ...
Yield of mycobacteriological study in diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis among Human immune deficiency virus-infected patients
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Background Pleural tuberculosis (TB) is common among HIV-infected patients. In the absence of HIV infection, the yield of mycobacteriological study is low and usually invasive procedures, including pleural fluid ...
Investigation of urine lipoarabinomannan in human immunodeficiency virus patients with or without coinfection with Tuberculosis in Iran
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective/background Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of AIDS-related deaths among adults in countries with resource limitations. The emergence of the Xpert MTB/RIF rapid molecular assay and its subsequent ...
Molecular drug susceptibility testing against the first-line (rifampin and isoniazid) and second-line (ciprofloxacin–amikacin and kanamycin) treatment in different subtypes of Mycobacterium simiae
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective background Mycobacterium simiae has been identified as the most prevalent slow growing mycobacteria that has been isolated among Iranian patients. Due to an importance of molecular approaches in the treatment ...
Radiographic manifestations of Tuberculosis in HIV positive patients: Correlation with CD4+ T-cell count
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Background Observations on Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection in addition to epidemiologic molecular studies have recently provided strong evidence for the state of immune system as the major determinant of the TB imaging ...
Using competing risks model and competing events in outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis patients
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Introduction Although tuberculosis (TB) is curable, the rate of failure and mortality is high in comparison to other infectious diseases worldwide. It has been shown that majority of TB patients leave treatment ...
H1N1 influenza patient saved by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: First report from Iran
(2016-10-15)
© 2016, Tehran Heart Center. All rights reserved. Respiratory failure is a serious complication of H1N1 influenza that, if not properly managed, can cause death. When mechanical ventilation is not effective, the only way ...
Association of Mycobacterium infections in patients with Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease with venous thromboembolism
(2016-10-01)
© 2016 The Societies and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd An association between a hypercoagulable state and Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) has been established in a few studies; resultant ...
Cancers related to immunodeficiencies: Update and perspectives
(2016-09-20)
© 2016 Mortaz, Tabarsi, Mansouri, Khosravi, Garssen, Velayati and Adcock. The life span of patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency is increasing due to recent improvements in therapeutic strategies. While the ...