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Filter by:The clinical trial aimes to evaluate multiple large language models in respiratory disease consultations by comparing their performance to that of human doctors across three major medical consultation scenarios. The main question aims to answer are: - How do large language models perform in comparison to human doctors in diagnosing and consulting on respiratory diseases across various clinical scenarios? In three clinical scenarios including the online query section, the disease diagnosis section and the medical explanation section, research assistants or volunteers will be asked to cross-question all LLMs or real doctors using predefined online questions and their own issues. After each questioning session, a short washout period is implemented to eliminate potential biases.
The study is an evaluation of the diagnostic performance of different tests and their association in order to confirm or exclude active tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (TB) and sarcoidosis are both granulomatous diseases. Here we compared the immunological micro-environments of granulomas from TB and sarcoidosis patients using in situ sequencing (ISS) transcriptomic analysis and multiplexed immunolabelling of tissue sections.
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Thailand. The microbiological detection of TB is important because of early and correct diagnosis, drug resistance testing and ensures that the effective treatment can be achieved and in a timely manner. Mycobacterial culture is the gold standard diagnostic test. Currently, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, such as Allplex™ MTB/MDRe Detection, Seegene is commonly used. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnosis value of the real-time multiplex PCR by using Allplex™ MTB/MDRe Detection kit to detect MTB from sputum specimens with a gold standard TB culture.
Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in children is challenging in low and middle-income countries where access to TB culture and X-ray is limited. More than half cases of childhood TB remain undiagnosed every year. A delay in TB diagnosis can lead to an increase in preventable morbidity and mortality. This study aims to provide evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in stools and urine for TB diagnosis in children.
This study will be conducted as a single blinded randomized control trial. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the role of low dose steroids in the resolution of tuberculous lymphadenitis. The prime questions, this clinical trial aims to answer are: - Is there any role of starting low dose steroids in resolution of lymph node size along side standard anti-tubercular drugs in patients of tuberculous lymphadenitis? - Do low dose steroid therapy in addition to standard anti-TB drugs prevents or reduces the incidence of complications? Patients presenting to the out patient department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi with tuberculous lymphadenitis will be recruited in the study after a written informed consent. Initial size of two largest lymph nodes will be measured. They will be randomized into two groups, only one of which will be receiving the low dose steroids. The patients will be followed up on a monthly basis and regression in the lymph node size, if any will be measured. The two groups will be compared at the end of the trial.
The study is to enroll 60 participants aged 18-65 years old, including 30 healthy subjects and 30 tuberculosis patients. Low-dose (2.5 μg/ml), medium-dose (5 μg/ml), and high-dose (10 μg/ml) studies will be conducted separately for healthy subjects and pulmonary tuberculosis patients, with 20 participants in each dosage group. Within 28 days after the skin test of the test drug, observations were made of reactions at the skin test site, reactions at non-skin test sites, concomitant medication, and any other physical discomfort (skin test site-specific reactions were recorded separately).
Tuberculosis is a chronic, necrotic infectious disease with very different clinical appearances, caused by a group of mycobacteria defined as M. tuberculosis complex. Although there is a vaccine and can be treated with combined medications, this health problem remains important all over the world, especially in poor countries. Generally, respiratory symptoms that occur in a person with tuberculosis include cough, phlegm, hemoptysis, chest pain, and shortness of breath for more than three weeks. If there is a partial obstruction in the bronchi due to the compression of enlarged lymph nodes, it causes a whezing sound accompanied by shortness of breath. In tuberculosis, contagion is brought under control with effective treatment by regular use of drugs. In addition, the symptoms of the patients are relieved until they recover. However, the fatigue of the patients may continue. The disease may continue. In addition to having an effect, fatigue may also occur due to the side effects of many tuberculosis drugs. Therefore, patients experiencing fatigue while taking tuberculosis drugs may cause them to become uncooperative in drug use, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, serious complications and higher treatment costs. Another method used in addition to the treatment of chronic respiratory system diseases such as tuberculosis is pulmonary rehabilitation.Pulmonary rehabilitation consists of patient education, psychosocial support, aerobic and strengthening breathing exercises and physical training programs. Among the breathing exercises that are considered to be one of the important components of pulmonary rehabilitation, pursed-lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing exercises are frequently used in chronic respiratory system diseases. However, no study has been found examining the effects of pursed-lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing exercises on fatigue in tuberculosis patients. Pursed-lip breathing technique ensures maximum emptying of the alveoli by providing controlled expiration, thus helping to reduce the respiratory rate by increasing the activity of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles, increasing gas exchange and tidal volume. During diaphragmatic breathing exercise, since the diaphragm muscle is used instead of accessory muscles, the respiratory load decreases, thus the ventilation level of the lungs increases and breathing is supported. It has been reported in the literature that the deep breathing technique is effective in controlling the emotional states of tuberculosis patients, and that deep breathing exercises applied to pulmonary TB patients are effective in reducing the respiratory rate. However, since no study was found in the literature review that evaluated the effect of breathing exercise applied to TB patients on fatigue, this study was planned to examine the effect of breathing exercise applied to patients diagnosed with TB on fatigue.
Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment (ATT) is one of the effective treatments of tuberculosis but the use of drugs for a long time put an adverse effect on the gut and other organs of the body. Nutraceuticals are the cheapest natural sources with therapeutic effects. These natural medicines help in alleviating gastrointestinal disturbances. This study will be conducted to overcome gastrointestinal issues with the help of nutraceuticals, which are more acceptable by the majority and have no side effects.
This is a retrospective clinical study to analyze the clinical characteristics, complications, and effects of different treatment options on long-term prognosis in patients with central nervous system tuberculosis. All cases of central nervous system tuberculosis diagnosed between 2016 and 2021 were included in the electronic medical record system of one center, and data such as demographics, hospitalization information, clinical information, laboratory or imaging examinations, treatment plans, and outcomes were collected.