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Ferdinand Mugusi

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World Tuberculosis Day 2021 Theme - 'THE CLOCK IS TICKING' - and the world is running out of time to deliver the United Nations General Assembly comm…

2021

Microbiology (medical)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEconomic growthTuberculosisUnited NationsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)General assemblySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Infectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Political sciencePandemicwc_505medicineHumansTuberculosisPandemicswa_105SARS-CoV-2COVID-19General Medicinemedicine.diseaseCoronavirusInfectious Diseaseswf_200Theme (narrative)
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Clinical and Imaging Features of Adults with Recurrent Pulmonary Tuberculosis - A Prospective Case-Controlled Study

2021

Background: Recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (RPTB) is a growing, important and neglected problem affecting treated TB patients and TB health services across the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Analyses and identification of differences in clinical features between recurrent PTB and newly diagnosed PTB may lead to improved management recommendations. Methods: Between September 1st 2019 and January 31st 2020, we performed a prospective case controlled study of clinical and imaging features of patients with recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis and compared them with those of newly diagnosed PTB cases. Recurrent PTB was defined as a patient with bacteriologically confirmed active PTB wh…

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