Researchers recently identified five extrapulmonary treatable traits in asthma that are clinically relevant and have a clear diagnostic process.

Evaluation of: Tortoli E, Russo C, Piersimoni C et al. Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Eur. Respir. J. doi:10. ...

The types of infections often seen in Texas and Gulf Coast areas include extrapulmonary and latent tuberculosis, strongyloidiasis, Chagas disease, and schistosomiasis. They often go ...

The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic ...

This active TB can manifest as: Pulmonary TB: Affecting the lungs (the most common form). Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB): Affecting other organs like lymph nodes, bones, kidneys, etc. Latent TB infection ...

TB usually affects the lungs but in certain cases, which is extrapulmonary TB, the disease affects the spine, kidneys and ...

Today, TB is known to be an airborne infectious disease, and its names indicate where it is (pulmonary or extrapulmonary) and how to treat it (drug resistant, drug susceptible, multidrug resistant, ...

Pulmonary TB disease: This type occurs in the lungs and is the most common. Extrapulmonary TB disease: This type occurs in areas other than the lungs. Examples include: Disseminated TB disease ...

Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs called pulmonary tuberculosis. It can also affect other parts of the body extrapulmonary tuberculosis. However, some of the infections remain as latent ...

† Duration measurement included 12 consecutive hours starting at waking up time. FEV 1: Forced expiratory volume in 1 s; n: Number of patients or controls; NA: Not available; PAL: Physical ...

"Our findings also highlight the need for longer term multidisciplinary follow-up services focused on pulmonary and extrapulmonary health (kidneys, brain and mental health), particularly for those ...

Goa is detecting tuberculosis early by providing 100% rapid molecular testing – the only state to do so as opposed to the ...