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Tuberculosis

Known as: tuberculous, Koch Disease, Disease, Koch's 
A chronic, recurrent infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) may affect almost any tissue or organ of the… 
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Macrophage accumulation, division, maturation and digestive and microbicidal capacities in tuberculous lesions. II. Rate at which mononuclear cells enter and divide in primary BCG lesions and those…
During the first 2 weeks the rate of entry of mononuclear cells (MN) into rabbit dermal BCG lesions was roughly proportional to… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Isoniazid acetylation rate and development of antinuclear antibodies upon isoniazid treatment.
A large proportion of tuberculous patients on isoniazid develop antinuclear antibodies, and an occasional one may also develop… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
Experience in the treatment of Crohn's disease of the large intestine.
In previous papers from this hospital, the clinical and pathological features of Crohn's disease of the large intestine have been… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Etiology of cervical lymphadenitis in children.
ALTHOUGH cervical lymphadenitis is a frequent finding in the pediatric age group there is little information concerning this… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The biology of Ceratozetes cisalpinus Berlese, Scheloribates laevigatus Koch, and Oppia neerlandica Oudemans (Oribatei), with a description of all stages
All stages of Ceratozetes cisalpinus, Scheloribates laevigatus, and Oppia neerlandica are described and illustrated. At 25 °C… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
Severe para-aminosalicylic acid hypersensitivity simulating mononucleosis or hepatitis.
Thousands of tuberculous patients are now usingp-aminosalicylic acid as an adjunct in the chemotherapy of their disease. The… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
Passive transfer of tuberculin sensitivity to patients with sarcoidosis.
STUDIES in various countries agree that approximately two thirds of patients with sarcoidosis fail to react to second-strength… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
Lytic Effect of Bacterial Products on Lymphocytes of Tuberculous Animals
  • C. B. Favour
  • Proceedings of the Society for Experimental…
  • 1947
  • Corpus ID: 8383624
Introduction. Buffy coats or splenic explants from tuberculous guinea pigs 1 or tuberculous rabbits 2 are killed when grown in… 
Highly Cited
1940
Highly Cited
1940
REGIONAL OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA IN INFANTS AND IN CHILDREN: EMPHYSEMATOUS CAVITIES AND THEIR SIMILARITY TO NECROTIC CAVITIES, CONGENITAL PULMONARY CYSTS AND LOCULATED PNEUMOTHORAX
Pulmonary cavitations appear roentgenographically as areas of rarefaction with diminished lung markings, usually bounded by… 
Highly Cited
1932
Highly Cited
1932
Surgical Pathology of Prostatic Obstructions
TIOIMS.? -By A. Randall, M.A., M.D. London: Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1931. Pp. xiii plus 266, with 78 plates. Price, 37s. 6d… 
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