Sentence examples for reactivation disease from inspiring English sources

Of the approximately 2.5 billion people latently infected with M. tuberculosis, many will develop reactivation disease (relapse), years after the initial infection.

In this study we are not able to distinguish between cavitory tuberculosis caused by progression from primary infection, re-infection, or indeed by canonical post-primary reactivation disease.

In the migrant population, the Somalis carry a major disease burden, mainly through reactivation disease.

Recently, however, Hunter and colleagues reported caseum formation in reactivation disease in antibiotic-treated mice (Hunter et al, 2007).

The case suggests that physicians should not disregard remote histories of brucellosis and past residence in brucellosis-endemic areas when confronted with possible reactivation disease.

Several in vitro and in vivo animal models have been established in an attempt to mimic the latent state and subsequent reactivation disease.

Furthermore, it appears reactivation of disease occurs with cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppression.

American Thoracic Society guidelines recommend a 9-month course of therapy with isoniazid for treatment of persons with latent tuberculosis infection who are at high risk for reactivation of disease.

In addition, INH has been used as a prophylactic drug for individuals with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection to prevent reactivation of disease.

Thus, the majority of these cases are results of reactivation of disease that was transmitted many decades ago.

In this context, both rATG and alemtuzumab have been suggested to be associated with an elevated incidence of EBV/CMV reactivation and disease [26], [27].