Nocardia are gram-positive and partially acid-fast bacteria with saprophytic lives in the environment. These groups of bacteria are able to enter the human body through traumatic inhalation and may consequently cause Nocardiosis infections. Case Presentation: A 32-year-old man was referred to Al-Zahra Hospital with symptoms such as fever, gradual weight loss, and persistent coughing. First, th...

it is assumed that about 10% of individuals infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis develop tuberculosis. the rate of tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients has been estimated to be 50-fold higher than in the general population. candidates for solid organ transplantation are routinely screened for latent tuberculosis infection (ltbi). in this study we aimed to compare tuberculin ski...

Background. Tuberculosis is one of the world's health problems, with larger mortality rate than HIV/AIDS. In order to control this disease, a new and inexpensive diagnostic method needed. Oral samples, such as buccal mucosa epithelium, can be an alternative specimen, other sputum, in diagnosis tuberculosis. Purpose. This study aimed analyze presence Mycobacterium tuberculosis on swabbing patien...

Reporting of the «transferred out» outcome leads to significantly worse treatment results tuberculosis patients treated in institutions Federal Penitentiary Service Russia. The objective: investigate patients’ routes that led reporting outcome, and propose measures reduce risk this outcome. Subjects Methods. We studied places registration 1,496 pulmonary registered for 2019 (new cases relapses)...

conclusions tlr8 rs3764880 and tlr9 rs148805533 polymorphisms may not be risk factors for susceptibility to tuberculosis in a sample of iranian population. larger studies are required to validate our findings. results the allelic and genotypic frequencies of the tlr8 rs3764880 did not differ significantly between ptb and the controls. no significant difference was found between the groups regar...

Objective: Ocular tuberculosis is still considered to be a controversial issue in terms of both terminology and diagnostic criteria treatment options. There no common diagnostic/treatment algorithm even though new approaches exist.In this study, the results “presumed ocular patients” are evaluated. Materials Methods: Anti-tuberculosis was given cases who had latent infection, other diagnosis di...

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Indonesia, with the number of patients being second largest world after India. Tuberculosis (TB) caused by pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 80% which are pulmonary TB and rest extra pulmonary. Patients history become one risk factors for lung cancer due to chronic tissue damage. can also present as tuberculoma mimic tumor. We report...