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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Effect of Health Education on Tuberculosis Case-Finding Based on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Movement in Majene District, West Sulawesi, IndonesiaMuhammad Syafar, Muhammad Ikhsan, Indra Fajarwati Ibnu, Rachma RahimThis research aimed to determine the effect of tuberculosis (TB) active case-finding interventions based on Advocacy, communication and social mobilization (ACSM) movement toward housewives’ knowledge at the work area of Banggae I Community Health Center, Majene District, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Quasi-experimental one group pretest and posttest design was used in this research. Participants of the research were selected by inclusive … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 6 Feb 2019 · 7,929 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractBeyond Occam’s Razor: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Concurrent Acid-Fast Bacilli Positivity–A Case ReportOm Sharma, Shaurya Gupta, Prasan Kumar PandaIn tuberculosis-endemic regions, necrotizing lymphadenitis with Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) is often presumed to indicate tuberculous etiology, but this assumption may lead to misdiagnosis when immunophenotypic evaluation is not performed. In this report, we present the case of an immunocompetent elderly man who presented with prolonged high-grade fever, progressive abdominal distension, and stable cervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy. He had been empirically … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 24 Jul 2026 · 1,236 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDiagnosis Value of Bone Marrow Study in the Disseminated Infection by Mycobacteria: Case ReportAna Guadalupe Mauricio Campos, Francisco De Paz Andres, Paola Beneit et al.The bone marrow examination is useful in order to get an etiologic diagnosis of cytopenias and for the detection of opportunistic diseases in immunocompromised patients. Nevertheless, its role in the diagnosis of invasive infections caused by mycobacterium has not been clearly defined. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who was admitted to study anemia, diarrhea and constitutional syndrome … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 9 Oct 2012 · 7,829 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFeatures in Tubercular Meningoencephalitis Diagnosis: 18 Childhood CasesP. Di Carlo, D. Cabibi, A. Casuccio et al.The aim of this research is to illustrate clinical and instrumental features of central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) in childhood in order to allow prompt diagnosis and adequate patient management. TB remains one of the most important communicable diseases and represents a major global health problem. Although pulmonary TB tends to be the most common form of the disease, the … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 6,789 accessesView PDF Cite