… When culture data were available for both M tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria,
we calculated sensitivity and specificity based on cultures positive for M tuberculosis alone. …

Although 'diseases of affluence', such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are increasing
in developing countries, infectious diseases still impose the greatest health burden. …

Context Mounting evidence suggests that the origins of childhood obesity and related
disparities can be found as early as the “first 1,000 days”—the period from conception to age 2 …

Background Global control of tuberculosis is hampered by slow, insensitive diagnostic
methods, particularly for the detection of drug-resistant forms and in patients with human …

… Next, we test the system in the Perkins home: a single-family, ranch-style house in Sunrise,
… Matt Perkins (M’99) received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Florida, …

… In conclusion, this highly sensitive and simple-to-use system can detect M. tuberculosis …
mixed with low numbers of M. tuberculosis cells could affect detection of M. tuberculosis in a …

Background The Xpert MTB/RIF test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) can detect tuberculosis
and its multidrug-resistant form with very high sensitivity and specificity in controlled studies, …

Formulaicity'andformulaic sequence'will be used in this paper to describe, in a neutral way, a
phenomenon that encompasses various types of wordstring which appear to be stored and …

Protective immunity against influenza virus infection is mediated by neutralizing antibodies,
but the precise role of T cells in human influenza immunity is uncertain. We conducted …

Kynurenine and related compounds are endogenous metabolites of tryptophan which have
previously been found to be convulsant in animals. We now report that kynurenine, …