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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Known as: PHTHISIS, Unspecified pulmonary tuberculosis, Pulmonary Phthises 
A bacterial infection that affects the lungs and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most patients with tuberculosis do not have symptoms… 
National Institutes of Health

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Congenital tuberculosisEmpyema, TuberculousTuberculosis of lung with cavitation, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopyTuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)

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Lung diseasesairway disease

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults
Background Accurate, rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and TB drug resistance is critical for improving patient care and… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation.
BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management of individuals with chronic respiratory… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance.
BACKGROUND Global control of tuberculosis is hampered by slow, insensitive diagnostic methods, particularly for the detection of… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
IL-23 and IL-17 in the establishment of protective pulmonary CD4+ T cell responses after vaccination and during Mycobacterium tuberculosis challenge
Interferon-γ is key in limiting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Here we show that vaccination triggered an accelerated… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The growing burden of tuberculosis: global trends and interactions with the HIV epidemic.
BACKGROUND The increasing global burden of tuberculosis (TB) is linked to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of global importance.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: treatment of tuberculosis.
8.4. Culture-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis CONTENTS in Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Consensus statement. Global burden of tuberculosis: estimated incidence, prevalence, and mortality by country. WHO Global Surveillance and Monitoring Project.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the risk and prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection and tuberculosis (TB) incidence… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Standards for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American Thoracic Society.
SUMMARY OF APPROACH The approach to surgery in the patient with COPD is summa-rized below. Surgery Definitely indicated Lung… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Standards for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was adopted by the ATS Board of…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are the major causes of pulmonary disability in the United States, with… 
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