Search Results - "Bothamley, G"

Monocyte-lymphocyte ratio - diagnostic cut-off values and TB infection or disease by Bothamley, G.H.

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Tuberculosis contact investigation in low prevalence countries: a European consensus by ERKENS, C. G. M, KAMPHORST, M, ABUBAKAR, I, BOTHAMLEY, G. H, CHEMTOB, D, HAAS, W, MIGLIORI, G. B, RIEDER, H. L, ZELLWEGER, J.-P, LANGE, C

“…Contact investigation to identify individuals with tuberculosis and latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important component of tuberculosis…”
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Measuring cough-related quality of life and cough frequency in pulmonary TB by Turner, R. D., Birring, S. S., Bothamley, G. H.

“…BACKGROUND Cough is the key symptom of pulmonary TB (PTB) and is associated with transmission. No tool for measuring the subjective impact of cough in PTB has…”
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LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection or lasting immune responses to M. tuberculosis? A TBNET consensus statement by Mack, U, Migliori, G. B, Sester, M, Rieder, H. L, Ehlers, S, Goletti, D, Bossink, A, Magdorf, K, Holscher, C, Kampmann, B, Arend, S. M, Detjen, A, Bothamley, G, Zellweger, J. P, Milburn, H, Diel, R, Ravn, P, Cobelens, F, Cardona, P. J, Kan, B, Solovic, I, Duarte, R, Cirillo, D. M, C. Lange TBNET

“…Tuberculosis control relies on the identification and preventive treatment of individuals who are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However,…”
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Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by DIEL, R, GOLETTI, D, NIENHAUS, A, RUHWALD, M, WAGNER, D, ZELLWEGER, J. P, HUITRIC, E, SANDGREN, A, MANISSERO, D, FERRARA, G, BOTHAMLEY, G, CIRILLO, D, KAMPMANN, B, LANGE, C, LOSI, M, MARKOVA, R, MIGLIORI, G. B

“…We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of the QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-Tube (QFT-G-IT) and the T-SPOT®.TB assays with the…”
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Daily cough frequency in tuberculosis and association with household infection by Turner, R. D., Birring, S. S., Darmalingam, M., Hooper, R. L., Kunst, H., Matos, S., Bothamley, G. H.

“…SETTING: Although cough in tuberculosis (TB) is presumed to be important for transmission, there is little objective supporting evidence.OBJECTIVE: To describe…”
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Management of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Lange, C., Aarnoutse, R. E., Alffenaar, J. W. C., Bothamley, G., Brinkmann, F., Costa, J., Chesov, D., van Crevel, R., Dedicoat, M., Dominguez, J., Duarte, R., Grobbel, H. P., Günther, G., Guglielmetti, L., Heyckendorf, J., Kay, A. W., Kirakosyan, O., Kirk, O., Koczulla, R. A., Kudriashov, G. G., Kuksa, L., van Leth, F., Magis-Escurra, C., Mandalakas, A. M., Molina-Moya, B., Peloquin, C. A., Reimann, M., Rumetshofer, R., Schaaf, H. S., Schön, T., Tiberi, S., Valda, J., Yablonskii, P. K., Dheda, K.

“…The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB; defined as resistance to at least rifampicin and isoniazid) represents a growing threat to public…”
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Agreement between expert thoracic radiologists and the chest radiograph reports provided by consultant radiologists and reporting radiographers in clinical practice: Review of a single clinical site by Woznitza, N., Piper, K., Burke, S., Ellis, S., Bothamley, G.

“…To compare the clinical chest radiograph (CXR) reports provided by consultant radiologists and reporting radiographers with expert thoracic radiologists. Adult…”
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Use and impact of molecular methods for detecting drug-resistant TB by Molina-Moya, B., Guglielmetti, L., Bothamley, G., van Leth, F., Lange, C., Dominguez, J., TBnet Study Group

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Smoking and tuberculosis: a chance or causal association? by Bothamley, G H

“…Smoking impairs the phagocytic function of alveolar macrophages. 19 Both smoking and tuberculosis induce apoptosis of these cells. 20, 21 However, smoking…”
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TB and MDR/XDR-TB in European Union and European Economic Area countries: managed or mismanaged? by MIGLIORI, G. B, SOTGIU, G, MUETTERLEIN, R, SPINU, V, VILLAR, M, ZELLWEGER, J. P, SANDGREN, A, HUITRIC, E, MANISSERO, D, D'AMBROSIO, L, CENTIS, R, LANGE, C, BOTHAMLEY, G, CIRILLO, D. M, DE LORENZO, S, GUENTHER, G, KLIIMAN, K

“…In spite of the growing awareness of emerging drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the extent of inappropriate tuberculosis (TB) case management may be…”
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Team approach to manage difficult-to-treat TB cases: Experiences in Europe and beyond by D’Ambrosio, L, Bothamley, G, Caminero Luna, J.A, Duarte, R, Guglielmetti, L, Muñoz Torrico, M, Payen, M.C, Saavedra Herrera, N, Salazar Lezama, M.A, Skrahina, A, Tadolini, M, Tiberi, S, Veziris, N, Migliori, G.B

“…AbstractAs recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), optimal management of MDR-TB cases can be ensured by a multi-speciality consultation body known…”
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Drug treatment for tuberculosis during pregnancy. Safety considerations by BOTHAMLEY, Graham

“…Untreated tuberculosis in pregnancy poses a significant threat to the mother, fetus and family. Adherence to treatment is especially difficult in pregnancy…”
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Active case finding of tuberculosis in Europe: a Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBNET) survey by Bothamley, G. H, Ditiu, L, Migliori, G. B, Lange, C, TBNET contributors

“…Tuberculosis control depends on successful case finding and treatment of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Passive case finding is widely…”
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Patient choice promotes adherence in preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis by Rennie, T. W, Bothamley, G. H, Engova, D, Bates, I. P

“…The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of patient choice on completion rates and adverse drug reactions for patients treated for latent…”
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TB and M/XDR-TB infection control in European TB reference centres: the Achilles' heel? by Sotgiu, G, D'Ambrosio, L, Centis, R, Bothamley, G, Cirillo, D M, De Lorenzo, S, Guenther, G, Kliiman, K, Muetterlein, R, Spinu, V, Villar, M, Zellweger, J P, Sandgren, A, Huitric, E, Lange, C, Manissero, D, Migliori, G B

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Adult chest radiograph reporting by radiographers: Preliminary data from an in-house audit programme by Woznitza, N, Piper, K, Burke, S, Patel, K, Amin, S, Grayson, K, Bothamley, G

“…Abstract Aim To examine the adult chest radiograph (CXR) reporting performance of a reporting radiographer in clinical practice using different audit systems;…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of digital chest radiography for pulmonary tuberculosis in a UK urban population by Abubakar, I, Story, A, Lipman, M, Bothamley, G, van Hest, R, Andrews, N, Watson, J M, Hayward, A

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Interferon-gamma responses to ESAT-6 in tuberculosis patients early into and after anti-tuberculosis treatment by FERRAND, R. A, BOTHAMLEY, G. H, WHELAN, A, DOCKRELL, H. M

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate T-cell responses to ESAT-6 by an interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) ex vivo enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay in tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Large outbreak of isoniazid-monoresistant tuberculosis in London, 1995 to 2006: case-control study and recommendations by Maguire, H, Brailsford, S, Carless, J, Yates, M, Altass, L, Yates, S, Anaraki, S, Charlett, A, Lozewicz, S, Lipman, M, Bothamley, G

“…We conducted a case–control study to examine risk factors for isoniazid-monoresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an ongoing outbreak in London. Cases were…”
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