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Safety and completion of a 4-month course of rifampicin for latent tuberculous infection in children by Cruz, A. T., Starke, J. R.

“…SETTING: Children's Tuberculosis Clinic, Houston, Texas.OBJECTIVE: To describe adherence to and tolerability of 4 months of rifampicin (4RMP) compared to 9…”
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Twice-weekly therapy for children with tuberculosis infection or exposure by Cruz, A. T., Starke, J. R.

“…SETTING: Children's tuberculosis clinic, Houston, TX, United States.OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety, adherence and efficacy of intermittent directly…”
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of childhood TB identified using active and passive case finding by Ikeda, S., Cruz, A. T., Starke, J. R.

“…BACKGROUND: Childhood TB cases can be found using passive case finding (PCF), i.e., by diagnosing children presenting with symptoms, or using active case…”
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Fighting a hidden epidemic: expanding tuberculosis preventive treatment to the youngest household contacts by Cruz, A. T., Schwartzman, K., Kitai, I.

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Childhood tuberculosis in the United States: shifting the focus to prevention by Cruz, A. T., Martinez, B. J.

“…In the last century, the United States has transitioned from a high to a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence country. A major factor in this decline has been the…”
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Geospatial and hot spot analysis of paediatric tuberculosis infection in Bohol, Philippines by Leining, L. M., Gatchalian, S. R., Gunter, S. M., Castillo-Carandang, N. T., Mandalakas, A. M., Cruz, A. T., McCormick, J. B., Murray, K. O.

“…Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) in children is a critical public health issue. In Bohol, Philippines, we found a high tuberculin skin test (TST)-positive prevalence…”
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Controversies in tuberculous infection among pediatric infectious disease specialists in North America by Cruz, A. T., Hersh, A. L., Starke, J. R., Beekmann, S. E., Polgreen, P. M., Banerjee, R.

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the extent to which advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) have been integrated into…”
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Growth of indicator bacteria in a flow-through aquaculture facility by Davis, E.M., Mathewson, J.J., de la Cruz, A.T.

“…A flow-through commercial catfish growout operation was found to have high levels of fecal coliforms (FC) in the discharge. Analyses by academic, commercial…”
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The insecticidal potential of Foeniculum vulgareMill., Pimpinella anisum L. and Caryophillus aromaticus L. to control aphid on kale plants by LUCCA, P. S. R., NÓBREGA, L. H. P., ALVES, L. F. A., CRUZ-SILVA, C. T. A., PACHECO, F. P.

“…ABSTRACTThe use of natural substances for pest control in agriculture is, economically, a viable option and has benefits for both the humanbeing and the…”
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Detection of Mammalian Reovirus RNA by Using Reverse Transcription-PCR: Sequence Diversity within the lambda 3-Encoding L1 Gene by Leary, T P, Erker, J C, Chalmers, M L, Cruz, A T, Wetzel, J D, Desai, S M, Mushahwar, I K, Dermody, T S

“…Reoviruses infect virtually all mammalian species, and infection of humans is associated with mild gastrointestinal or upper respiratory illnesses. To improve…”
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Brassinosteroid-stimulated branch elongation in the marubakaido apple rootstock by Pereira-Netto, A.B, Cruz-Silva, C.T.A, Schaefer, S, Ramírez, J.A, Galagovsky, L.R

“…Brassinosteroids (BRs) comprise a specific class of low-abundance plant steroids now recognized as a new class of phytohormones. In this paper, we demonstrate…”
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Differential performance of marubakaido apple rootstock shoots grown in culture media containing different agar brands: dynamic rheological analysis by Pereira-Netto, Adaucto B., Petkowicz, Carmem L. O., Cruz-Silva, Claudia T. A., Gazzoni, Mariana T., Mello, Arianne F. P., Silveira, Joana L. M.

“…Shoots of the marubakaido apple rootstock grown in culture medium containing BBL agar presented significantly lower multiplication rate (MR) compared to MRs…”
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Clinical standards for drug-susceptible TB in children and adolescents by Chiang, S. S., Graham, S. M., Schaaf, H. S., Marais, B. J., Sant'Anna, C. C., Sharma, S., Starke, J. R., Triasih, R., Achar, J., Amanullah, F., Armitage, L. Y., Aurilio, R. B., Buck, W. C., Centis, R., Chabala, C., Cruz, A. T., Demers, A.-M., du Preez, K., Enimil, A., Furin, J., Garcia-Prats, A. J., Gonzalez, N. E., Hoddinott, G., Isaakidis, P., Jaganath, D., Kabra, S. K., Kampmann, B., Kay, A., Kitai, I., Lopez-Varela, E., Maleche-Obimbo, E., Malaspina, F. Mestanza, Velásquez, J. Niederbacher, Nuttall, J. J. C., Oliwa, J. N., Andrade, I. Orozco, Perez-Velez, C. M., Rabie, H., Seddon, J. A., Sekadde, M. P., Shen, A., Skrahina, A., Soriano-Arandes, A., Steenhoff, A. P., Tebruegge, M., Tovar, M. A., Tsogt, B., van der Zalm, M. M., Welch, H., Migliori, G. B.

“…BACKGROUND: These clinical standards aim to provide guidance for diagnosis, treatment, and management of drug-susceptible TB in children and…”
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Cross-linking effect on thermal, conducting and electrochemical properties of an elastomeric polymer electrolyte by Cruz, Alexandre T, Silva, Glaura G, De Souza, Patterson P, Matencio, Tulio, Pernaut, Jean-M, De Paoli, Marco-A

“…Complexing salts, like lithium perchlorate, form interesting polymer electrolytes with terpolymers containing branched ether derivatives, which can be…”
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Childhood tuberculosis in the United States: shifting the focus to prevention by Cruz, A T, Martinez, B J

“…In the last century, the United States has transitioned from a high to a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence country. A major factor in this decline has been the…”
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Completion Rate and Safety of Tuberculosis Infection Treatment With Shorter Regimens by Cruz, Andrea T, Starke, Jeffrey R

“…The traditional treatment of tuberculosis (TB) infection (9 months of daily isoniazid [9H]) is safe but completion rates of <50% are reported. Shorter regimens…”
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: interaction with other agents in pigs, and evaluation of immunogens by Ciprián, A, Cruz, T A, de la Garza, M

“…Mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine causes considerable economic losses in porciculture. Diverse agents, such as environmental stress and infectious microorganisms,…”
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Adolescent tuberculosis by Snow, Kathryn J, Cruz, Andrea T, Seddon, James A, Ferrand, Rashida A, Chiang, Silvia S, Hughes, Jennifer A, Kampmann, Beate, Graham, Steve M, Dodd, Peter J, Houben, Rein M, Denholm, Justin T, Sawyer, Susan M, Kranzer, Katharina

“…Adolescence is characterised by a substantial increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, a known fact since the early 20th century. Most of the world's…”
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children by Cruz, Andrea T., Ahmed, Amina, Mandalakas, Anna M., Starke, Jeffrey R.

“…Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an effective way of preventing future cases of tuberculosis disease. We review pediatric and adult studies…”
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Gastric Aspirate Yield For Children With Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Cruz, Andrea T., Revell, Paula A., Starke, Jeffrey R.

“…The optimal number of gastric aspirates to diagnose tuberculosis is unclear. Thirty-two of 280 (11%) children in whom gastric aspirates were obtained grew…”
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