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Tuberculosis-associated anemia is linked to a distinct inflammatory profile that persists after initiation of antitubercular therapy by Gil-Santana, Leonardo, Cruz, Luís A. B., Arriaga, María B., Miranda, Pryscila F. C., Fukutani, Kiyoshi F., Silveira-Mattos, Paulo S., Silva, Elisangela C., Oliveira, Marina G., Mesquita, Eliene D. D., Rauwerdink, Anneloek, Cobelens, Frank, Oliveira, Martha M., Kritski, Afranio, Andrade, Bruno B.

“…Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is associated with chronic inflammation and anemia. How anemia impacts systemic inflammation in PTB patients undergoing…”
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Polymorphisms in TLR4 and TNFA and Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Development of Active Disease in Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases in Brazil: A Prospective Cohort Study by Cubillos-Angulo, Juan Manuel, Arriaga, María B, Silva, Elisângela C, Müller, Beatriz L A, Ramalho, Daniela M P, Fukutani, Kiyoshi F, Miranda, Pryscila F C, Moreira, Adriana S R, Ruffino-Netto, Antonio, Lapa E Silva, Jose R, Sterling, Timothy R, Kritski, Afrânio L, Oliveira, Martha M, Andrade, Bruno B

“…The role of genetic polymorphisms in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and progression to active TB is not fully understood. We tested the single-nucleotide…”
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Sustained elevated levels of C-reactive protein and ferritin in pulmonary tuberculosis patients remaining culture positive upon treatment initiation by Miranda, Pryscila, Gil-Santana, Leonardo, Oliveira, Marina G, Mesquita, Eliene D D, Silva, Elisangela, Rauwerdink, Anneloek, Cobelens, Frank, Oliveira, Martha M, Andrade, Bruno B, Kritski, Afrânio

“…Clinical trials that evaluate new anti-tubercular drugs and treatment regimens take years to complete due to the slow clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Clinical Impact of the Line Probe Assay and Xpert® MTB/RIF Assay in the Presumptive Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Brazil: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial by Kritski, Afranio, Oliveira, Maria Martha, Almeida, Isabela Neves de, Ramalho, Daniela, Andrade, Monica Kramer de Noronha, Carvalho, Monica, Miranda, Pryscila Fernandes Campino, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti, Braga, Jose Ueleres, Brígido, Tania, Mesquita, Eliene, Dias, Claudia, Gambirasio, Aglae, Souza Filho, Joao Baptista, Detjen, Anne, Phillips, Patrick Peter John, Langley, Ivor, Fujiwara, Paula, Squire, Stephen Bertel

“…Rapid molecular methods such as the line probe assay (LPA) and Xpert® MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) have been recommended by the World Health Organization for…”
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Association of Serum Levels of Iron, Copper, and Zinc, and Inflammatory Markers with Bacteriological Sputum Conversion During Tuberculosis Treatment by Moraes, Milena Lima de, Ramalho, Daniela Maria de Paula, Delogo, Karina Neves, Miranda, Pryscila Fernandes Campino, Mesquita, Eliene Denites Duarte, de Melo Guedes de Oliveira, Hedi Marinho, Netto, Antônio Ruffino, dos Anjos, Marcelino José, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, de Oliveira, Martha Maria

“…Iron, copper, and zinc are key micronutrients that play an important role in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The present study aimed to…”
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Association between serum selenium level and conversion of bacteriological tests during antituberculosis treatment by Moraes, Milena Lima de, Ramalho, Daniela Maria de Paula, Delogo, Karina Neves, Miranda, Pryscila Fernandes Campino, Mesquita, Eliene Denites Duarte, Oliveira, Hedi Marinho de Melo Guedes de, Ruffino-Netto, Antônio, Almeida, Paulo César de, Hauser-Davis, Rachel Ann, Campos, Reinaldo Calixto, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Oliveira, Martha Maria de

“…To determine whether serum selenium levels are associated with the conversion of bacteriological tests in patients diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis…”
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Impact of a computer system as a triage tool in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis in a HIV reference center in Brazil by Libório, Mariana Pitombeira, Kritski, Afrânio, Almeida, Isabela Neves de, Miranda, Pryscila Fernandes Campino, Mesquita, Jacó Ricarte Lima de, Mota, Rosa Maria Salani, Sousa, George Jó Bezerra, Pires Neto, Roberto da Justa, Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva

“…BACKGROUNDThe Neural Clinical Score for tuberculosis (NCS-TB) is a computer system developed to improve the triage of presumed pulmonary TB (pPTB). METHODSA…”
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