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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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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Efavirenz levels and 24-week efficacy in HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy and rifampicin
Background:Concomitant use of efavirenz and rifampicin is common for treatment of HIV and tuberculosis. Plasma efavirenz levels… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London
In the UK, and London specifically, the rise in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has been ascribed to reactivation of latent… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Granuloma formation is required to contain bacillus growth and delay mortality in mice chronically infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Previous studies in this laboratory have shown that mice with a gene disruption to the intracellular adhesion molecule‐1 (ICAM‐K… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Mannan‐Binding Lectin in the Sub‐Saharan HIV and Tuberculosis Epidemics
Inherited deficiency of mannan‐binding lectin (MBL) has been shown to predispose to infections. Conversely, it has also been… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Musculoskeletal tuberculosis : Imaging of tuberculosis
Review
1993
Review
1993
HIV/AIDS and its implications for the control of animal tuberculosis.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Long-term valvular function after total repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Relation to ventricular arrhythmias.
Patients with total repair of tetralogy of Fallot may have residual valvular dysfunction, the long-term effect of which is poorly… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Reconstitution of surfactant activity by using the 6 kDa apoprotein associated with pulmonary surfactant.
Lipid extracts of bovine pulmonary surfactant containing the 6 kDa apoprotein, but lacking the 35 kDa apoprotein, can mimic the… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Biochemical Parameters correlated with Tumour Cell Implantation
FIDLER1 has described melanoma cell lines produced by serial injection into and collection from C57 mice, some lines of which… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
PULMONARY STENOSIS WITH NORMAL AORTIC ROOT
one; typical giant a waves were seen in the neck in every instance; the cardiac impulse was tapping in all but one, in which a… 
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