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Visible emission and energy transfer in Tb<sup>3+</sup>/Dy<sup>3+</sup> co-doped phosphate glasses
Yan Sun, Fei Yu, Meisong Liao, Juping Ma, Xin Wang, Dongbing He, Weiqing Gao, Jonathan Knight, Lili Hu
Dec 31, 2020
In this work, we systematically study the spectroscopic properties of Tb3+/Dy3+ co-doped phosphate glasses in the visible spectral region and explore the sensitization role of Dy3+ in the...
Stakeholder perspectives around post-TB wellbeing and care in Kenya and Malawi.
Sarah Karanja, Tumaini Malenga, Jessie Mphande, Stephen Bertel Squire, Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa, Ewan M Tomeny, Laura Rosu, Stephen Mulupi, Tom Wingfield, Eliya Zulu, Jamilah Meghji
Sep 07, 2022
BACKGROUND: There is growing awareness of the burden of post-TB morbidity, and its impact on the lives and livelihoods of TB affected households. However little work has been done to determine how post-TB care might be delivered...
Health Services Clinical Research HIV/AIDS Infectious Diseases Rare Diseases 8.5 Resources and infrastructure (health services) 8.3 Policy Ethics and research governance 8 Health and social care services research 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services Infection Generic Health Relevance 3 Good Health and Well Being
Treatment decisions and mortality in HIV-positive presumptive smear-negative TB in the Xpert™ MTB/RIF era
Sabine M Hermans, Juliet A Babirye, Olive Mbabazi, Francis Kakooza, Robert Colebunders, Barbara Castelnuovo, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Yukari C Manabe
Apr 09, 2019
BACKGROUND: The Xpert™ MTB/RIF (XP) has a higher sensitivity than sputum smear microscopy (70% versus 35%) for TB diagnosis and has been endorsed by the WHO for TB high burden countries to increase case finding among HIV...
Empirical treatment HIV Infections/complications Molecular diagnostic techniques/methods Tuberculosis pulmonary/diagnosis Tuberculosis pulmonary/epidemiology Adult CD4 Lymphocyte Count Cohort Studies Coinfection Female HIV Infections Humans Male Microscopy Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Mycobacterium tuberculosis Prospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Sputum Tuberculosis Uganda
Impact of a mobile phone-based interactive voice response software on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Uganda (CFL-TB)
Dathan Mirembe Byonanebye, Hope Mackline, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Agnes N Kiragga, Mohammed Lamorde, Elizabeth Oseku, Rachel King, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi
Nov 09, 2021
BACKGROUND: Throughout the last decade, tuberculosis (TB) treatment success has not surpassed 90%, the global target. The impact of mobile health interventions (MHIs) on TB treatment outcomes is unknown, especially in low- and...
Visible emission and energy transfer in Tb<sup>3+</sup>/Dy<sup>3+</sup> co-doped phosphate glasses
Yan Sun, Fei Yu, Meisong Liao, Juping Ma, Xin Wang, Dongbing He, Weiqing Gao, Jonathan Knight, Lili Hu
Dec 31, 2020
In this work, we systematically study the spectroscopic properties of Tb3+/Dy3+ co-doped phosphate glasses in the visible spectral region and explore the sensitization role of Dy3+ in the...
Determinants of QuantiFERON Plus-diagnosed tuberculosis infection in adult Ugandan TB contacts
Jonathan Mayito, Adrian R Martineau, Divya Tiwari, Lydia Nakiyingi, David P Kateete, Stephen T Reece, Irene Andia Biraro
Mar 27, 2023
BACKGROUND: The tuberculin skin test is commonly used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in resource-limited settings, but its specificity is limited by factors including cross-reactivity with BCG vaccine and...
TB-BGAT With TinyBERT and BiGRU in Personalized Course Recommendations
Aiming at the problems of inadequate user feature extraction, cold start and sparse data, a personalized course recommendation algorithm that utilizes TB-BGAT is suggested. First, the Tiny Bidirectional Encoder Representation...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Determinants of QuantiFERON Plus-diagnosed tuberculosis infection in adult Ugandan TB contacts
Jonathan Mayito, Adrian R Martineau, Divya Tiwari, Lydia Nakiyingi, David P Kateete, Stephen T Reece, Irene Andia Biraro
Apr 17, 2023
Background
The tuberculin skin test is commonly used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in resource-limited settings, but its specificity is limited by factors including cross-reactivity with BCG vaccine...
Humans Tuberculosis HIV Infections Tuberculin Test Cross-Sectional Studies Adult Uganda Female Male Latent Tuberculosis Interferon-gamma Release Tests
Published by: PLOS ONE
Salts of Lanthanide(III) Hexafluoroacetylacetonates [Ln = Sm(III), Eu(III) and Tb(III)] with Dipyridylammonium Cations
Rashid Ilmi, Danyang Zhang, Leonardo Tensi, Houda Al-Sharji, Nawal K. Al-Rasbi, Alceo Macchioni, Liang Zhou, Wai-Yeung Wong, Paul Raithby, Muhammad S Khan
Jul 31, 2022
A series of tetrakis lanthanide complexes with the general formula [Ln(hfaa) 4] -(DpaH) + [Ln = (Sm-1), (Eu-1) and (Tb-1)], hfaa = hexafluroacetylacetonate and Dpa −2,2′-dipyridylamine] has...
Assessment of rifampicin resistance in re-treatment cases of pulmonary tuberculosis using gene-xpert
Objective: To assess the rifampicin resistance in re-treatment cases of pulmonary tuberculosis using gene-xpert.Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Pulmonology Bahawal...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding tuberculosis among slum pockets of western Mumbai
Shrikant Kalaskar, Suhas Kadam, Ambadas Adhav, Thirumugam Muthuvel, Srilatha Paslawar, Balu Mote
Sep 25, 2015
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem prevailing in the rural and urban areas of India. A study was conducted to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding tuberculosis among slum pockets of...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Genome-wide host-pathogen analyses reveal genetic interaction points in tuberculosis disease.
Jody Phelan, Paula Josefina Gomez-Gonzalez, Nuria Andreu, Yosuke Omae, Licht Toyo-Oka, Hideki Yanai, Reiko Miyahara, Supalert Nedsuwan, Paola Florez de Sessions, Susana Campino, Neneh Sallah, Julian Parkhill, Nat Smittipat, Prasit Palittapongarnpim, Taisei Mushiroda, Michiaki Kubo, Katsushi Tokunaga, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Martin L Hibberd, Taane G Clark
Feb 02, 2023
The genetics underlying tuberculosis (TB) pathophysiology are poorly understood. Human genome-wide association studies have failed so far to reveal reproducible susceptibility loci, attributed in part to the influence of the...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding tuberculosis among slum pockets of western Mumbai
Shrikant Kalaskar, Suhas Kadam, Ambadas Adhav, Thirumugam Muthuvel, Srilatha Paslawar, Balu Mote
Sep 25, 2015
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem prevailing in the rural and urban areas of India. A study was conducted to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding tuberculosis among slum pockets of...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Salts of Lanthanide(III) Hexafluoroacetylacetonates [Ln = Sm(III), Eu(III) and Tb(III)] with Dipyridylammonium Cations
Rashid Ilmi, Danyang Zhang, Leonardo Tensi, Houda Al-Sharji, Nawal K. Al-Rasbi, Alceo Macchioni, Liang Zhou, Wai-Yeung Wong, Paul Raithby, Muhammad S Khan
Jul 31, 2022
A series of tetrakis lanthanide complexes with the general formula [Ln(hfaa) 4] -(DpaH) + [Ln = (Sm-1), (Eu-1) and (Tb-1)], hfaa = hexafluroacetylacetonate and Dpa −2,2′-dipyridylamine] has...
The importance of implementation strategy in scaling up Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Indian health-care system
Henrik Salje, Jason R Andrews, Sarang Deo, Srinath Satyanarayana, Amanda Y Sun, Madhukar Pai, David W Dowdy
Feb 15, 2021
BACKGROUND: India has announced a goal of universal access to quality tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment. A number of novel diagnostics could help meet this important goal. The rollout of one such diagnostic, Xpert...
Electrochemical Aptasensor using Optimized Surface Chemistry for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Secreted Protein MPT64 in Human Serum
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. There is a great need for the development of diagnostic tests, which are reliable, sensitive, stable, and low cost to enable early diagnosis of TB in...
Antigen MPT64 aptamer detection Electrochemistry Mycobacterium tuberculosis surface chemistry /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1305 name=Biotechnology /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1304 name=Biophysics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2204 name=Biomedical Engineering /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1600/1603 name=Electrochemistry /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Human Inborn Errors of Immunity: Tuberculosis, Autoimmunity, and Beyond
Masato Ogishi
Jan 01, 0001
Tuberculosis (TB), a multi-organ infectious disease caused by virulent mycobacteria, most predominantly M. tuberculosis,remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in human history.Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)...
Published by: Rockefeller University
Early progression to active tuberculosis is a highly heritable trait driven by 3q23 in Peruvians.
Yang Luo, Sara Suliman, Samira Asgari, Tiffany Amariuta, Yuriy Baglaenko, Marta Martínez-Bonet, Kazuyoshi Ishigaki, Maria Gutierrez-Arcelus, Roger Calderon, Leonid Lecca, Segundo R León, Judith Jimenez, Rosa Yataco, Carmen Contreras, Jerome T Galea, Mercedes Becerra, Sergey Nejentsev, Peter A Nigrovic, D Branch Moody, Megan B Murray, Soumya Raychaudhuri
Oct 22, 2019
Of the 1.8 billion people worldwide infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 5-15% will develop active tuberculosis (TB). Approximately half will progress to active TB within the first 18 months after infection, presumably...
Optimising the number of cores for magnetic resonance imaging-guided targeted and systematic transperineal prostate biopsy.
Nienke L Hansen, Tristan Barrett, Thomas Lloyd, Anne Warren, Christina Samel, Ola Bratt, Christof Kastner
Jul 24, 2019
OBJECTIVES: To assess cancer detection rates of different target-dependent transperineal magnetic resonance (MR)/ultrasonography (US) fusion-guided biopsy templates with reduced number of systematic cores. PATIENTS AND METHODS...
#PCSM #ProstateCancer MRI-TRUS fusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging prostate biopsy Transperineal Aged Humans Image-guided biopsy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Interventional Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Grading Perineum Prospective Studies Prostate Prostatic Neoplasms Reproducibility of Results Ultrasonography Interventional
Early progression to active tuberculosis is a highly heritable trait driven by 3q23 in Peruvians
Yang Luo, Sara Suliman, Samira Asgari, Tiffany Amariuta, Yuriy Baglaenko, Marta Martínez-Bonet, Kazuyoshi Ishigaki, Maria Gutierrez-Arcelus, Roger Calderon, Leonid Lecca, Segundo R. León, Judith Jimenez, Rosa Yataco, Carmen Contreras, Jerome T. Galea, Mercedes Becerra, Sergey Nejentsev, Peter A. Nigrovic, D. Branch Moody, Megan B. Murray, Soumya Raychaudhuri
Aug 20, 2020
Abstract: Of the 1.8 billion people worldwide infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 5–15% will develop active tuberculosis (TB). Approximately half will progress to active TB within the first 18 months after infection...
Prevalence and genetic profiles of isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients
Anna S. Dean, Matteo Zignol, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Dennis Falzon, Philippe Glaziou, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Claudio U. Köser, Lice Y. Gonzalez-Angulo, Olga Tosas-Auget, Nazir Ismail, Sabira Tahseen, Maria Cecilia G. Ama, Alena Skrahina, Natavan Alikhanova, S. M. Mostofa Kamal, Katherine Floyd
Jan 21, 2020
Background: The surveillance of drug resistance among tuberculosis (TB) patients is central to combatting the global TB epidemic and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Isoniazid and rifampicin are two of the most...
Prevalence and genetic profiles of isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients
Anna S Dean, Matteo Zignol, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Dennis Falzon, Philippe Glaziou, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Claudio U Köser, Lice Y Gonzalez-Angulo, Olga Tosas-Auget, Nazir Ismail, Sabira Tahseen, Maria Cecilia G Ama, Alena Skrahina, Natavan Alikhanova, SM Mostofa Kamal, Katherine Floyd
Feb 21, 2020
BACKGROUND: The surveillance of drug resistance among tuberculosis (TB) patients is central to combatting the global TB epidemic and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Isoniazid and rifampicin are two of the most...
Bacterial motility confers fitness advantage in the presence of phages
Dispersal provides the opportunity to escape harm and colonize new patches, enabling populations to expand and persist. However, the benefits of dispersal associated with escaping harm will be dependent on the structure of the...
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