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Intention to quit smoking and associated factors in smokers newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis
(2016-01-01)
© 2016 NRITLD, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Iran. Background: Several studies have shown that smoking, as a modifiable risk factor, can affect tuberculosis (TB) in different aspects such ...
Pulmonary actinomycosis in a patient with AIDS/HCV
(2017-06-01)
© 2017, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. All rights reserved. Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare bacterial lung infection which is caused mainly by Actinomyces israelii. This non contagious infection can destroy ...
Bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection induces exosomal miRNA release by human macrophages
(2017-05-12)
© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health concern and its diagnosis is challenging due to the limitations in the specificity and sensitivity of the current diagnostic tests. ...
ISG15 deficiency and increased viral resistance in humans but not mice
(2016-05-19)
ISG15 is an interferon (IFN)-α/β-induced ubiquitin-like protein. It exists as a free molecule, intracellularly and extracellularly, and conjugated to target proteins. Studies in mice have demonstrated a role for Isg15 in ...
Evaluation of hepatoprotective effect of silymarin among under treatment tuberculosis patients: A randomized clinical trial
(2016-02-01)
© 2016 by School of Pharmacy Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. Hepatic toxicity is the most serious adverse effect of anti tuberculosis drugs. This study was performed to evaluate the ...
Estimation of Ten-Year survival of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis based on the competing risks model in Iran
(2016-01-01)
© 2016 NRITLD, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Iran. Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial disease, which despite the presence of effective drug strategies, still remains a ...
Concurrent presence of cryptococcal meningitis and neoplastic meningitis in a recipient of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A case report
(2016-04-01)
© 2016, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center. Introduction: Cryptococcal meningitis is a rare disorder that is caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in immunocompromised host. Case Presentation: The case ...
Reduced phagocytic capacity of blood monocyte/macrophages in tuberculosis patients is further reduced by smoking
(2016-06-01)
Copyright © Summer 2016, Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol. All rights reserved. Tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco use are two major alarming global health issues posing immense threats to human populations. Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
Impact of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis drug resistance in new cases of tuberculosis
(2016-03-01)
© 2015 International Society for Chemotherapy of Infection and Cancer. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The objectives of this study were to determine the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on antituberculosis ...
A randomized controlled trial of smoking cessation methods in patients newly-diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis
(2016-08-05)
© 2016 The Author(s). Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco use are two major alarming global health issues that tend to be co-prevalent in many developing countries and various surveys have provided evidence on their ...