Scanning Laser Polarimetry in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients on Chemotherapy pdf

... Vol. 35 No. 6 395SLP in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients on Chemotherapy Wilson WT Tang et al Scanning Laser Polarimetry in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients on Chemotherapy Wilson WT Tang, 1 MRCSEd, ... thickness detected by scanning laser polarimetry in pulmonary tuberculosis patients on chemotherapy, including ethambutol and isoniazid, after 6 mon...

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... albumin, serum retinol and zinc, whereas the concentration of free erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin concentration, was greater. In conclusion, the micronutri- ent status of patients with active pulmonary ... higher in patients than in controls. Low concentrations of serum retinol can be due to a number of factors, including re- duced intake or reduced absorption of fat. In addi...

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... PULMONALE IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS 61 S. C. KAPOOR 62 COR PULMONALE IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Emphysema, Emphysema due to other causes, conditions like Sarcoidosis diffuse carinomatosis, ... Pulmonale on clinical grounds to this investigation. Clinical suspicion depends upon a careful examination of the cardiovascular system in all our tubercular cases, repe...

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... of the infection and the most efficient method for prevent- ing t ransmission is identification and cure of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis patients [3]. Monitoring tuber- culosis patients during ... culture conversion rates among HIV positive and HIV negative smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Dar es Salaam. Methods Study setting, design and population The st...

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... treatment; both in HIV uninfected and HIV infected TB patients. Further, as this study was initiated before the general recommendation of initiating ART in TB-HIV co-infected patients already during active ... was conducted from April 2006 to March 2009 in Mwanza, Tanzania. Pulmonary TB (PTB) patients were enrolled at four TB clinics in Mwanza city as part of a clinical trial...

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... basis. Patients are instructed to pick up medication at TB treatment centres once or twice a week during the intensive phase and once monthly dur- ing the continuation phase. The national guidelines ... percep- tion in communities. Conclusions In conclusion, TB treatment systems appear to be well in place in NDHMT. However, taken together, these results suggest that closer monitorin...

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... supervision throughout treatment, ensuring that all patients were regular in taking their drugs, whereas in the programme all doses are supervised only in the intensive phase, while in the continuation ... treatment using a pre-coded inter- view schedule to elicit information on their socio- demographic profile and personal habits, such as smoking and drinking. Case definitions Stan...

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... factors include attending the regional capital health centre, being on retreatment, having a positive smear at the sec- ond month follow-up, age being more than 55 years, being male, medication side ... previous studies conducted in some parts of Ethiopia including 74.8% in Southern region [14] and 29.5% in Gondar area of Ethiopia [15]. A recent community-randomized trial intervention...

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... The MOS survey consists of 35 questions which assess ten dimensions of health includ- ing general health perceptions, pain, physical function- ing, role function, social functioning, mental health, energy/fatigue, ... care from private institution. This suggest that patients receiving care in public health institutions appear to catch-up in HRQoL to those receiving care in private ins...

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... determine the prevalence of presumed ocular tuberculosis among diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a tertiary government hospital in the Philippines and determine its common presentation in ... Intermediate uveitis was not noted among the patients. Conclusions: Presumed ocular tuberculosis should be considered among patients with diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosi...

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