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 inf...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 03:20

... this study was to investigate the incidence of tuber- culosis and factors effecting development of tuberculosis in household contact 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 contacts determined active disease. In our opinion, the reason of this fin...

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... albumin levels were associated with extrapulmonary involvement in patients with pulmonary TB. Patients with bilateral lung involvement were more 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 lev...

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... 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 individual...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... 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 i...

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... 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...

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... pri- vate information. Two interviewers were included in each interview: one mainly responsible for interviewing, and the other primarily responsible for noting and audio- recording. The interviews ... college students with PTB in the mainland of China. The target population included inpatients and outpatients. The use of in- depth interviews elicited rich and comprehensive information...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 12:20

... associated with use of the Lung Flute included mild sore throat after blowing into the device in four patients (12%) and hyperventilation- related symptoms in three patients (9%), including dizziness in ... sputum sampling was evaluated in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. This preliminary report indicates that the device may be clinically useful for the rap...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20

... (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 de...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20