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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 ...
Effects of sorbitol and glycerol on the structure, dynamics, and stability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pyrazinamidase
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective/background Mycobacterium tuberculosis pyrazinamidase (PZase) is known an enzyme that is involved in degradation of pyrazinamide to ammonia and pyrazinoic acid. Pyrazinamide is an important first-line drug ...
Determining the lymphadenopathy characteristics of the mediastinum in lung CT scan of children with tuberculosis
(2016-09-01)
© 2016 Asian-African Society for Mycobacteriology Objective/Background: Most tuberculosis cases in children are primary infection, with difficult and imprecise diagnosis mainly based on the existence of mediastinal ...
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 ...
Epidemiological investigation of pediatric tuberculosis in Tehran Province, 2006-2015
(2016-01-01)
Background: On tuberculosis control standpoint, the treatment of children with TB is not considered a priority as they rarely transmit the disease and contribute little to the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis in Iran: A systematic review
(2016-05-01)
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Summary Isoniazid (INH) is one of the most potent anti-tuberculosis (TB) agents. INH resistance is an obstacle to the treatment of TB disease and the National TB control Program ...
Molecular analysis of the bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine strain currently being used in Iran
(2016-02-01)
© 2016 The Union. BACKGROUND: In developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) infection control remains a challenge. The bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is the only effective vaccine available for TB control. Iran uses a ...