International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Sep 2012
Review Case ReportsImported Loa loa filariasis: three cases and a review of cases reported in non-endemic countries in the past 25 years.
The aim of this study was to highlight the increasing chance of Western physicians encountering patients (both immigrants and expatriates/travelers) seeking help for loiasis. ⋯ Due to increasing travel and the migration of people from the endemic countries of West Africa to Europe and the USA, we speculate on the possible emergence of loiasis. Western physicians should be aware of the typical (eye worm migration and Calabar swellings) as well as unusual clinical presentations.
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Sep 2012
Combination of adenosine deaminase activity and polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the diagnosis of smear-negative active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Some studies have assessed the diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, a conclusion has not been reached due to the limited number of patients with various pulmonary diseases used as comparators. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of BALF ADA activity and TB PCR assay for diagnosing pulmonary TB. ⋯ BALF ADA had limited value in differentiating pulmonary TB from some other pulmonary diseases. To differentiate TB from solid tumor without endobronchial obstruction, a combination of BALF ADA and TB PCR had marked additive diagnostic value.