surfactant system in pulmonary tuberculosis

... 10should be taken into account in community-based healtheducation pertaining to TB intervention HIV/AIDS is known to play a major role in increasing the burden of TB [5] Very few individuals we ... additional information This also hindered an in-depth analysis of the results Hence, the findings from the qualitative portion of the study might be considered preliminary Conclusion Our findings indicate ... categorized into high and low knowledge of each domain using mean value Information collected during the FGDs was translated into Amharic and entered into separate tables for women and men, according

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... Believing in the efficacy of informal care and especially of traditional medicine in curing TB was significantly asso-ciated with longer HSDs in this study The literature shows similar findings in ... seeking it [10-12] Surprisingly, this was also the finding in this study, even though TB treatment is free Indeed, patients bear certain direct and indirect costs (drugs, consultations, investigations, ... medicine and informal care can cure TB (aOR = 5.46 [2.37-12.60]) Conclusion: Targeted strengthening of the health-care system, including improving patient access, addressing deficiencies in health-related

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... factors would indirectly influence the quality of their microscopy. To achieve and maintain a satisfactory standard in sputum examination, routine supervision of the general health institutions ... trainees of two courses held in 1963 at the National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI) Bangalore. In all, 15 microscopy centres were organised in general health institutions of the District. Since, ... is the influence of the training programme of NTI, the findings of this study should be considered illustrative of methodology of assessment of integrated diagnostic examination for tuberculosis.

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey in the Philippines Phil J Microbiol Infect Dis 2000; 29(2): 104-111 3 Task Force on Tuberculosis, Philippine Practice Guidelines Group in Infectious Diseases Pulmonary ... requesting for sputum exam for smear-positive cases are followed by 89.7% (n=35) Knowledge or information on tuberculosis is gained mainly through periodicals and attending academic meetings The internet ... physicians included in the study Internal Medicine 10 26.3 Infectious Diseases 4 10.5 When asked about the magnitude of the PTB problem in the Philippines, 95% (n=36) considered it serious Performing

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 03:20

... isolation and the imaging studies Imaging findings of pulmonary tuberculosis may depend on the chronicity or disease-ongoing period A further study on imaging findings of XDR TB in considera-tion ... three groups Imaging Findings Chest Radiographic Findings The radiographic findings of the three patient groups with TB are summarized in Tables 2 and 3, and the radiographic findings for XDR TB ... fluoroquinolone and at least one of the three following injectable drugs: amikacin, capreomycin or kanamycin in addition to isoniazid and rifampin Multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB is defined as a strain

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... middle-income countries IGRA specificity in diagnosing LTBI, estimated among in-dividuals at low risk for tuberculosis exposure in settings with low tuberculosis incidence (high-income settings), ... tu-berculosis (we included indeterminate IGRA results in the de-nominator if they occurred in individuals with culture-positive tuberculosis), and (2) specificity was defined as the proportion of individuals ... in settings with low or intermediate tuberculosis incidence (,50 cases/100 000 population); and (3) clinical diagnosis based on presenting symptoms, radiologic find-ings, and/or response to tuberculosis

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... resources, fishing and large and small scale industries The main business activities include insurance, travel, clearing and forwarding agencies, hoteliers, printing press to distributors of industrial ... the leading infectious cause of death worldwide Infection with HIV, likewise increasing in prevalence, has emerged as the most important predisposing factor for developing TB in people co-infected ... are Nevirapine and Efavirenz; and PIs are Lopinavir/Ritonavir and Atazanavir.The first line recommended regimen in Tanzania is Zidovudine/Lamivudine/Nevirapine or Zidovudine/Lamivudine/Efavirence

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... migration inhibitory factor levels in HIV infected Tanzanians with pulmonary tuberculosis or other lung diseases Chapter 8 Bronchoalveolar neutrophils, interferon gamma-inducible protein 10 and interleukin-7 ... may be subject to change. Trang 2PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV INFECTION IN TANZANIA clinical and immunological studies Gibson S Kibiki Trang 4IN TANZANIA clinical and immunological studies ... In the introductory chapter the complex relationship between pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infection is highlighted in the context of the HIV epidemic in tropical Africa and Tanzania in

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... tuberculosis are key parameters in interpreting epidemiological data Methodology and Principal Findings:To estimate the duration and case fatality of untreated pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV negative patients ... overlapping) individuals alive with tuberculosis at the beginning of any of the 1.5-year intervals During the subsequent 1.5 years, a total of 89 died and 132 were cured, suggesting an (ultimate) tuberculosis ... most tuberculosis in children - is even more uncertain, and insufficient data were identified to include it in our review An important limitation of using electronic databases going back in time

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20

... BALF protein -0.238 0.12 (B) γ min vs DPPC in LA -0.754 0.012 γ min vs SP-B -0.708 0.002 γ min vs total protein 0.641 0.007 γ min vs SP-A -0.598 0.02 γ min vs neutrophils 0.553 0.05 γ min vs phospholipid-to-protein ... regimen, may indeed promote better outcome in ARDS In this line of reasoning, multiple surfactant dos-ing with persistent improvement in gas exchange may ultimately improve outcome in ARDS Conclusion ... calculated in 10 out of 15 patients Surfactant proteins were analyzed in large surfactant aggregates (SP-A, SP-B, SP-C) or in BALF (SP-D): Sur-factant protein A (SP-A) was measured using an ELISA

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:21

... neighboring city (i.e Islamabad and Rawalpindi).The study reflects the tip of an iceberg of weaknesses in the privatehealth sector in controlling and treating tuberculosis by examining thelinkages ... medical education system in India and Pakistan are similar to each other i.e.,British based Reviewing studies for evaluating TB treatment in the privatehealth sector in India indicated a similar scenario ... visitprivate clinics run by general practitioners and consultants Among thehandful of studies done in Pakistan, 36 patients were interviewed in depthwho were attending TB clinics in rural areas

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2016, 12:54

... Pharmacy Myrin P, Pyrazinamide, Rifampacin Myrin P, Pyrazinamide, Rifampacin No Idea Pharmacy Myrin P Myrin P No Treatment Given Pharmacy Myrin P Myrin P Myrin P Pharmacy Myrin P Myrin P No Treatment ... neighboring city (i.e Islamabad and Rawalpindi) The study reflects the tip of an iceberg of weaknesses in the private health sector in controlling and treating tuberculosis by examining the linkages ... private health sector in controlling and treating tuberculosis by examining the linkages between private physicians, pharmacies and TB patients Tuberculosis control in Pakistan is primarily the responsibility

Ngày tải lên: 21/03/2021, 19:32

... contaminants in wastewater In China: According to a survey by the Chinese Environmental Management Agency in 2010, China has more than 50% of the 8515 health facilities with 133309 beds polluting ... and infectious diseases are highly toxic Management and handling Wastewater and rainwater in the drainage system of the hospital are not separated They re mixed and then poured into the system, ... manufactured in the country, so maintenance or replacement of details as needed should be made in a convenient way; Low investment and operating costs due to not having air blowers and circulating mud

Ngày tải lên: 13/06/2023, 16:05

... contaminants in wastewater In China: According to a survey by the Chinese Environmental ManagementAgency in 2010, China has more than 50% of the 8515 health facilities with 133309beds polluting ... rooms, and infectious diseases are highly toxic Management and handling Wastewater and rainwater in the drainage system of the hospital are notseparated They re mixed and then poured into the system, ... manufactured in the country, so maintenance or replacement ofdetails as needed should be made in a convenient way; Low investment and operatingcosts due to not having air blowers and circulating mud

Ngày tải lên: 23/06/2023, 09:08

... the business Principles of credit scoring and ranking In the process of credit scoring, staff gets the initial point and total point torank customers - Initial point is point of each grading criteria ... business Consideringnon-financial factors help the bank assess business accurately Some indicators thatbank interest when building scoring system as follows: - Prestige in credit relations include: ... limit system includes credit scoring system and credit rating system.After determining the class of business, based on equity, collateral, field of thebusiness, credit officers can determine credit

Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2012, 13:56

... this sustainability indicator [1-3.2 Sociology indicators In this work, sociology indicators help in assessing impacts on the social system if the proposed hydrogen system is implemented, in order ... even in the local community The system involves many processes that produce several by-products in producing hydrogen These are given higher index values since the by-products help in increasing ... applications include industrial use of CO2 in supporting large refrigeration systems, making dry ice, enhanced oil recovery, and various chemical manufacturing operations Also some CO2 produced in the system

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58

... In the last years we had a considerable increase of the number of air-conditioning system (especially for the air cooling) in the domestic and industrial sector In fact, especially in buildings ... windows, there is a disagreeable condition of overheating in the summer In this way the indoor comfort of the people present in the room decrease notably In these cases, the air-conditioning system ... air-conditioning systems and integrated absorption systems powered by solar thermal energy for different Mediterranean places In particular we define an economic index and an environmental-energetic index

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58

... socialist legal system  Some French influence also remains  From the end of the 80-ies : has undergone important changes  At the present time: the legislation pháp luật; pháp chế in Vietnam ... chế in Vietnam is to cope with international standards in order Trang 4Minister of Justice tư phápTrang 5LEGISLATATIVE POWERTHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY quốc hội Standing Committee of the National ... President Government Prime Minister thủ tướng chính phủ Minister or head of ministry –level bodies Constitution hiến pháp , Law, Resolution nghị quyết Ordinance sắc lệnh , Resolution

Ngày tải lên: 15/09/2013, 19:10

... achievements in the sphere of Microloans In 2000-2002:  banks increased the intensiveness and volumes of the small business financing;  reduced a minimal loan sum;  began to use flexible credit interest ... Microfinance system in Russia Anna Kaganova National Business Incubation Association Russian Federation anna_kaganova@mail.ru Trang 2Small business development in Russia SMEs have been existing ... of Russia International Networking;  The ACC foundation initiated in 2002;  Aims at facilitating Russian businesses’ development through international cooperation and promotion, in the APEC

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 03:15

... also involves tyrosine dephosphorylation of cortactin, vinculin and ezrin, which are three well-known actin-binding proteins [6] The phosphatases involved in this scenario, however, remain unknown ... bacteria gain access to integrins and inject CagA The basal injection model of CagA can also explain why H pylori does not cause more gastric damage in infected individuals and may only inject virulence ... needs to be investigated in future stud-ies Taken together, CagAPY interacts with a surpris-ingly high number of host proteins to induce signalling pathways involved in cell scattering, elongation

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 19:20