Blar i forfatter "Pullar, Nadine Durema"
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HIV patients with latent tuberculosis living in a low-endemic country do not develop active disease during a 2 year follow-up; a Norwegian prospective multicenter study.
Pullar, Nadine Durema; Steinum, Harald Otto; Bruun, Johan N; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
IP-10 differentiates between active and latent tuberculosis irrespective of HIV status and declines during therapy
Wergeland, Ida; Pullar, Nadine Durema; Assmus, Jörg; Ueland, Thor; Tonby, Kristian; Feruglio, Siri; Kvale, Dag; Damås, Jan Kristian; Aukrust, Pål; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-15)Objectives: Biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy efficacy in tuberculosis (TB) are requested. We have studied biomarkers that may differentiate between active and latent TB infection (LTBI), the influence of HIV infection and changes during anti-TB chemotherapy. Methods: Thirty-eight plasma cytokines, assessed by multiplex and enzyme immunoassays, were analyzed in patients with active TB before ... -
Tuberculosis in HIV positive individuals - risk factors, diagnostic methods and follow-up in a low-endemic country
Pullar, Nadine Durema (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-12-09)Tuberculosis (TB) is a diagnostic challenge in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Furthermore, HIV positive individuals with latent TB infection (LTBI) have the highest risk of progression to active TB. WHO initiatives to reduce the global burden of HIV/TB co-infections include better surveillance, improved diagnosis of TB in HIV patients and implementation of TB preventive ...