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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Korea: risk factors and treatment outcomes among patients at a tertiary referral hospital.Clin Infect Dis.,
HTLV-1/2 among high-risk groups in Argentina: Molecular diagnosis and prevalence of different sexual transmitted infections.J Med Virol., Oct 19th 2007
Prevalence of positive tuberculin skin tests in foreign-born children.J Paediatr Child Health.,
Tuberculosis infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: pulmonary and extra-pulmonary infection compared.Clin Rheumatol.,
Infection control in jails and prisons.Clin Infect Dis.,
What happens to people diagnosed with tuberculosis? A population-based cohort.Epidemiol Infect.,
nProspective comparison of the tuberculin skin test and 2 whole-blood interferon-gamma release assays in persons with suspected tuberculosis.Clin Infect Dis.,
Coexisting genital tuberculosis and endometriosis presenting as abdominal mass in an infertile woman: a report of a rare case.Fertil Steril.,
Inadequacy of clinical and/or laboratory criteria for the diagnosis of lupus vulgaris, re-infection cutaneous tuberculosis: fallout/implication of 6 weeks of anti-tubular therapy (ATT) as a precise diagnostic supplement to complete the scheduled regimen.J Dermatolog Treat.,
Responsive treatment of pleural effusion due to probable tuberculosis infection.Acta Med Indones.,
A mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lacking the 19-kDa lipoprotein Rv3763 is highly attenuated in vivo but retains potent vaccinogenic properties.Vaccine,
Mechanism of thioamide drug action against tuberculosis and leprosyJ Exp Med.,
The Incidence of Multiple Level Noncontiguous Vertebral Tuberculosis Detected Using Whole Spine MRI.J Spinal Disord Tech., 2007 Feb;20(1):78-81.
Endoscopic detection of colonic tuberculosis in an asymptomatic patient.Endoscopy, 2007 Feb 7
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: an Indian perspective.Curr Opin Pulm Med., 2007 Jan;13(1):72-80.
A chain-binomial model for intra-household spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low socio-economic setting in Pakistan.Epidemiol Infect., 2007 Jan;135(1):27-33. Epub 2006 Jun 2.
Cerebellar abscess and syringomyelia due to isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.J Clin Neurosci., 2007 Jan;14(1):86-9.
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma and retroperitoneal fibrosis in an adolescent.Pediatr Radiol., 2007 Jan;37(1):91-95. Epub 2006 Oct 24.
Unresponsiveness to AmBisome in some Sudanese patients with kala-azar.Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg., 2007 Jan;101(1):19-24. Epub 2006 May 26.
Clinical reevaluation of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test as a diagnostic method for differentiating active tuberculosis from nontuberculous mycobacteriosis.Clin Infect Dis., 2006 Dec 15;43(12):1540-6. Epub 2006 Nov 13
TB-Related Sudden Death (TBRSD) Due to Myocarditis Complicating Miliary TB: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Am J Forensic Med Pathol., 2006 Dec;27(4):335-6.
Tuberculosis infection presenting as brain abscess in an immunocompromised host.J La State Med Soc., 2006 Nov-Dec;158(6):292-5.
Visual detection of IS6110 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples using a test based on colloidal gold and latex beads.Clin Microbiol Infect., 2006 Nov;12(11):1118-22.
Communicable Respiratory Threats in the ED: Tuberculosis, Influenza, SARS, and Other Aerosolized Infections.Emerg Med Clin North Am., 2006 Nov;24(4):989-1017.
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma and retroperitoneal fibrosis in an adolescent.Pediatr Radiol., 2006 Oct 24; PMID: 17061085
Fatal case of tuberculous chancre in a patient with AIDS.J Infect., 2006 Oct 19; PMID: 17052944
Tuberculosis and urban growth: class, race and disease in early Phoenix, Arizona, USA.Health Place, 2006 Dec;12(4):603-16. Epub 2005 Sep 21.
Successful renal transcatheter arterial embolization in three patients with symptomatic hydronephrosis due to ureteral obstruction.Intern Med., 2006 Dec;45(12):769-74. Epub 2006 Jul 18.
Use of a Disposable Water Filter for Prevention of False-Positive Results due to Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria in a Clinical Laboratory Performing Routine Acid-Fast Staining for Tuberculosis.Appl Environ Microbiol.,

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