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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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Review
2017
Review
2017
British Thoracic Society Guideline for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD)
The full guideline for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease is published in Thorax. The following is… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Opportunistic pathogens enriched in showerhead biofilms
The environments we humans encounter daily are sources of exposure to diverse microbial communities, some of potential concern to… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Global epidemiology of tuberculosis: prospects for control.
The burden of tuberculosis (TB) is now very slowly decreasing globally. However, the rate of decline is too slow to reach all the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children. Chapter 2: anti-tuberculosis treatment in children.
The management of children with TB should be in line with the Stop TB Strategy, taking into consideration the particular… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Immune reconstitution disease associated with mycobacterial infections in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretrovirals.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Lung remodeling in pulmonary tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is a global public health catastrophe responsible for >8 million cases of illness and 2 million deaths annually… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Genitourinary tuberculosis
The worldwide prevalence of tuberculosis is still high and has remained almost unchanged over the past century as a result of… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
LESSONS FROM THE STUDY OF IMMIGRANT MORTALITY
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Resistance to Tuberculosis: Experimental Studies in Native and Acquired Defensive Mechanisms
It is indeed a privilege to read the life's work of an extremely competent investigator. This is the case with respect to Max… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
THE PATHOGENESIS OF TUBERCULOSIS
the Paracolon Bacteria", The Journal 0/ Bacteriology, Volume XLV, page 101. Stuart, C. A., and Rustlgian, R. (1943), "Further… 
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