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Diagnostic markers reflecting dysregulation of the host response in the transition to tuberculosis disease by Källenius, Gunilla, Correia-Neves, Margarida, Sundling, Christopher

“…•Tuberculosis disease progression is characterized by increasing immune dysregulation.•Proteomic and transcriptomic signatures identify similar activation…”
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Biomarkers for tuberculosis: the case for lipoarabinomannan by Correia-Neves, M, Fröberg, Gabrielle, Korshun, Liudmyla, Viegas, Sofia, Vaz, Paula, Ramanlal, Nehaben, Bruchfeld, Judith, Hamasur, Beston, Brennan, Patrick, Källenius, Gunilla

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is considered the most onerous of infectious diseases according to recent reports from the World Health Organization. Available tests for TB…”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda genotype is the predominant cause of TB in Kampala, Uganda by ASIIMWE, B. B, KOIVULA, T, KÄLLENIUS, G, HUARD, R. C, GHEBREMICHAEL, S, ASIIMWE, J, JOLOBA, M. L

“…SETTING: Rubaga Division, Kampala, Uganda.OBJECTIVE: To use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based regions of difference (RD) analysis to study the species…”
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A mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan specific monoclonal antibody and its F(ab′)2 fragment prolong survival of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by HAMASUR, B., HAILE, M., PAWLOWSKI, A., SCHRÖDER, U., KÄLLENIUS, G., SVENSON, S. B.

“…SUMMARY Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a major structural carbohydrate antigen of the outer surface of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. High antibody titres against LAM…”
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Comparative proteome analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis grown under aerobic and anaerobic conditions by Starck, Joakim, Kallenius, Gunilla, Marklund, Britt-Inger, Andersson, Dan I, Akerlund, Thomas

“…1 Department of Bacteriology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, S-17182, Solna, Sweden 2 Microbiology and Tumour Biology Centre, Karolinska…”
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Spread of Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Estonia by Krüüner, A, Hoffner, S E, Sillastu, H, Danilovits, M, Levina, K, Svenson, S B, Ghebremichael, S, Koivula, T, Källenius, G

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Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among captive Asian elephants in a Swedish zoo by Sternberg Lewerin, S., Eld, K., Bölske, G., Olsson, S-L., Röken, B., Ghebremichael, S., Koivula, T., Källenius, G.

“…Between 2001 and 2003, there was an outbreak of tuberculosis in a Swedish zoo which involved elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses and buffaloes. Cultures of trunk…”
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A new mathematical model to identify contacts with recent and remote latent tuberculosis by Fröberg, Gabrielle, Wahren Borgström, Emilie, Chryssanthou, Erja, Correia-Neves, M, Källenius, Gunilla, Bruchfeld, Judith

“…Tuberculosis (TB) elimination programmes need to target preventive treatment to groups with an increased risk of TB activation, such as individuals with a…”
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Recent developments in tuberculosis vaccines by Haile, Melles, Källenius, Gunilla

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThe aim is to review findings related to the use of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, focusing on its limitations and benefits in…”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis arabinomannan–protein conjugates protect against tuberculosis by Hamasur, Beston, Haile, Melles, Pawlowski, Andrzej, Schröder, Ulf, Williams, Ann, Hatch, Graham, Hall, Graham, Marsh, Philip, Källenius, Gunilla, Svenson, Stefan B

“…Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a major structural surface component of mycobacteria. Arabinomannan (AM) oligosaccharides derived from LAM of Mycobacterium…”
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Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae That Exhibit Tolerance of Vancomycin by Normark, Birgitta Henriques, Novak, Rodger, Örtqvist, Åke, Källenius, Gunilla, Tuomanen, Elaine, Normark, Staffan

“…The ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to escape lysis and killing by vancomycin, a property termed “tolerance,” has recently been noted in a laboratory…”
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Dynamics of Penicillin-Susceptible Clones in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease by Henriques Normark, B., Kalin, M., Örtqvist, Å., Åkerlund, T., Liljequist, B. Olsson, Hedlund, J., Svenson, S. B., Zhou, J., Spratt, B. G., Normark, S., Källenius, G.

“…In a 10-year period, 1987–1997, there was a >4-fold increase in the rate of pneumococcal bacteremia in Sweden. Invasive pneumococcal isolates (n=1136), which…”
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Immunization with heat-killed Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette–Guerin (BCG) in Eurocine™ L3 adjuvant protects against tuberculosis by Haile, M, Schröder, U, Hamasur, B, Pawlowski, A, Jaxmar, T, Källenius, G, Svenson, S.B

“…The current live attenuated vaccine against tuberculosis, BCG, poses a risk of disseminated infections in immunocompromized subjects. Therefore, in this study…”
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The relationship between disease pattern and disease burden by chest radiography, M. tuberculosis Load, and HIV status in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Addis Ababa by Aderaye, G, Bruchfeld, J, Assefa, G, Feleke, D, Källenius, G, Baat, M, Lindquist, L

“…We evaluated the impact of HIV coinfection on the chest radiographic pattern and extent of disease and its relation to the load of Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Nasal boost with adjuvanted heat-killed BCG or arabinomannan–protein conjugate improves primary BCG-induced protection in C57BL/6 mice by Haile, M., Hamasur, B., Jaxmar, T., Gavier-Widen, D., Chambers, M.A., Sanchez, B., Schröder, U., Källenius, G., Svenson, S.B., Pawlowski, A.

“…Today it is generally accepted that the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine protects against childhood tuberculosis (TB) but this immunity wanes with age,…”
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Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis by detection of mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan in urine by Hamasur, Beston, Bruchfeld, Judith, Haile, Melles, Pawlowski, Andrzej, Bjorvatn, Bjarne, Källenius, Gunilla, Svenson, Stefan B.

“…There is an urgent need for improved tools for laboratory diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB). Here, we describe two methods, a catch-up ELISA and a dipstick…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Invasive Disease in 5 Countries by Henriques, Birgitta, Kalin, Mats, Örtqvist, Åke, Liljequist, Barbro Olsson, Almela, Manuel, Marrie, Tom J., Mufson, Maurice A., Torres, Antonio, Woodhead, Mark A., Svenson, Stefan B., Källenius, Gunilla

“…A multicenter study was done during 1993–1995 to investigate prospectively the influence of several prognostic factors for predicting the risk of death among…”
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Sputum concentration improves diagnosis of tuberculosis in a setting with a high prevalence of HIV by Bruchfeld, Judith, Aderaye, Getachew, Palme, Ingela Berggren, Bjorvatn, Bjarne, Källenius, Gunilla, Lindquist, Lars

“…Sputum microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), although relatively insensitive, is still the cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in the developing…”
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From simple to complex: Protein‐based biomarker discovery in tuberculosis by Mousavian, Zaynab, Källenius, Gunilla, Sundling, Christopher

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly infectious disease that affects millions of people globally. TB proteomics signature discovery has been a rapidly growing area of…”
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Performance of novel antibodies for lipoarabinomannan to develop diagnostic tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Cantera, Jason L, Lillis, Lorraine M, Peck, Roger B, Moreau, Emmanuel, Schouten, James A, Davis, Paul, Drain, Paul K, Andama, Alfred, Pinter, Abraham, Kawasaki, Masanori, Källenius, Gunilla, Sundling, Christopher, Dobos, Karen M, Flores, Danara, Chatterjee, Delphi, Murphy, Eileen, Halas, Olivia R, Boyle, David S

“…Lipoarabinomannan (LAM), a component of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) cell wall, is detectable in the urine of MTB infected patients with active…”
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