Accuracy of PCR, mycobacterial culture and interferon-γ assays for detection of Mycobacterium bovis in blood and milk samples from Egyptian dairy cows using Bayesian modelling.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105054
Abstract: The number of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infected dairy herds in Egypt is growing and this calls for accurate and reliable diagnostic methods at cow level for cost-effective bTB eradication as culling of the whole herd… read more here.
Keywords: ifn; bovis; milk samples; culture ... See more keywords
Macrodetermined racial inequalities in diagnostic testing among tuberculosis patients in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.11.003
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To estimate the association between tuberculosis (TB) patients' race and patients' access to diagnostic testing in Brazil. In addition, we evaluated if the associations could be explained by a geographic codistribution between racial groups… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculosis patients; diagnostic testing; brazilian patients; afro brazilian ... See more keywords
Identification of spore-forming bacteria isolated from contaminated Lowenstein Jensen media and effectiveness of Vancomycin to reduce Mycobacterial culture contamination in Burkina-Faso
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43662-0
Abstract: The type of commensal microorganisms can influence the efficiency of sputum decontamination for TB diagnosis. A basic characterization of contaminants from LJ contaminated media showed that Gram positive Spore Forming Bacteria (SFB) were the major… read more here.
Keywords: vancomycin; reduce mycobacterial; culture contamination; contamination ... See more keywords
GeneXpert MTB/RIF Outperforms Mycobacterial Culture in Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Salivary Sputum
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/1514381
Abstract: GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has been endorsed for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB due to its high sensitivity and specificity for culture positive TB. There is no doubt that Xpert could not be more sensitive… read more here.
Keywords: sputum; mtb; salivary sputum; xpert ... See more keywords
The Clinical Experience of Mycobacterial Culture Yield of Pleural Tissue by Pleuroscopic Pleural Biopsy among Tuberculous Pleurisy Patients
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DOI: 10.3390/medicina58091280
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Tuberculous pleurisy is a common extrapulmonary TB that poses a health threat. However, diagnosis of TB pleurisy is challenging because of the low positivity rate of pleural effusion mycobacterial culture and difficulty… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterial culture; tuberculous pleurisy; pleural tissue; tissue ... See more keywords