C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis ppt

... conducted to evaluate the C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan. All patients with pulmonary tuberculosis > 12 years ... gender,inflammation in patients with cardiovascular disease, C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with pulmonary diabetes mellitus [9, 10], chronic infections and asthma tuberculosis. The independent - ... serum C-reactive in SPSS version 10.00. The frequency and percentage (%) protein in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and foundwas calculated for raised serum CRP level in patients with that...

Risk Factors Affecting the Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Household Contacts of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis pptx

... this study was to investigate the incidence of tuber-culosis and factors effecting development of tuberculosis in householdcontact individuals with pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methods: ... number of male patients was higher in the index cases,but the number of female patients was higher in contactsdetermined active disease. In our opinion, the reason ofthis findings were that ... ARTICLE Tuberculosis Risk Factors Affecting the Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HouseholdContacts of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis Fahrettin Talay1, ﬁenol Kumbetli2AbstractObjective:...

Prevalence and Its Predictors of Extrapulmonary Involvement in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis pdf

... albumin levels wereassociated with extrapulmonary involvement in patients with pulmonary TB. Patients with bilateral lung involvement weremore likely to have extrapulmonary involvement, with ... analysis for pre-dicting combined extra -pulmonary involvement in patients with pulmonary TB EPTB, pulmonary TB with extra -pulmonary involvement; sAlbumin,serum level of albumin.Unilateral lung ... organ involvement in patients with pulmonary TB was more common in patients with bilateral lung involvement but without cavity forma-tion or low levels of serum albumin. Clinicians should keepin...

Cytokines Genes Polymorphisms in Iranian Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis doc

... polymorphic genes coding for cytokines or for cytokine receptors have been investigated in a case control study including a group of 40 Iranian PTB patients and 40 healthy individuals. The allelic ... polymorphic genes coding for cytokines or for cytokine receptors have been investigated in a case control study including a group of 40 Iranian PTB patients and 40 healthy individuals.Amirzargar ... Hossein Niknam, Behrouz NikbinABSTRACTBackground: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) has recently become a major problem in developed countries especially in immune compromised HIV infected individuals....

Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis Are Frequently Positive for Anti–Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies, but Their Sera Also React With Unmodified Arginine-Containing Peptide potx

... arginine-containing peptide(CAP) was examined in patients with TB and compared with that in patients with RA. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients. Sera were obtained from Japanese patients with pulmonary ... unmodified arginine-containing peptide (CAP)was examined in patients with TB and compared with that in patients with RA.Methods. Anti-CCP and anti-CAP in sera from patients with pulmonary TB ... suggesting that inflammatorytissue and apoptotic cells in TB granuloma likely containcitrullinated proteins as well. Thus, the citrullinatedproteins in inflammatory tissue may play a role in thedevelopment...

CORRELATION OF SPUTUM SMEAR STATUS WITH CD4 COUNT IN CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV CO-INFECTED PATIENTS-A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY IN A RURAL AREA OF CENTRAL INDIA pptx

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV/AIDS in Iran pptx

... living with HIV in Iran increased from 46000 in 2001 to 86000 in 2007 (6). In other words, tuberculosis, with an annual incidence of 27/100,000 population in 2004 is an endemic disease in ... the index of sus-picion for TB; in such cases, a thorough investiga-tion for the possible focus of TB should be pursued. In line with previous studies, tuberculin skin testing was reactive in ... unique clinical and radio-Abstract Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is still the most common form of tuberculosis in HIV infected patients having different presentations according to the...

Tài liệu RTehseaerc he axrtipcleerience of college students with pulmonary tuberculosis in Shaanxi, China: a qualitative study pptx

... pri-vate information. Two interviewers were included in eachinterview: one mainly responsible for interviewing, andthe other primarily responsible for noting and audio-recording. The interviews ... college students with PTB in the mainland ofChina. The target population included inpatients andoutpatients. The use of in- depth interviews elicited richand comprehensive information on the ... using an in- depth inter-view approach.Study settingShaanxi province was conveniently selected. The prov-ince is located in the north western part of China, con-sists of 10 cities including...

Novel method for sputum induction using the Lung Flute in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis pdf

... associated with use of the LungFlute included mild sore throat after blowing into thedevice in four patients (12%) and hyperventilation-related symptoms in three patients (9%), includingdizziness in ... sputumsampling was evaluated in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. This preliminary reportindicates that the device may be clinically usefulfor the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. © ... nopublished clinical studies examining its use in thediagnosis of TB. In a preliminary trial, we have evalu-ated the usefulness of the Lung Flute for sputum sam-pling in patients with suspected pulmonary...

Socio-demographic characteristics of patients presenting pulmonary tuberculosis in a primary health centre, Zaria, Nigeria ppt

... (Park, 2005). Tuberculosis is more prevalent in males than in females. Also, in developing countries there is a sharp rise in infection rates from infancy to adolescence. However, in developed ... opportunities for meaningful involvement of patients and communities within the LGA TB programme structure by increasing awareness with improved diagnostic services for case detection. With early case ... chance of detecting AFB in sputum. The study revealed that most of the patient presenting with tuberculosis are in the productive age with unemployment and low literacy level serving as potent...

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