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1. Tuberculosis Screening before Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Therapy in Prisons.

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Babudieri, Sergio, Soddu, Andrea, Murino, Monica, Molicotti, Paola, Muredda, Alberto A., Madeddu, Giordano, Fois, Alessandro G., Zanetti, Stefania, Pirina, Pietro, and Mura, Maria Stella

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*TUBERCULOSIS, *HEPATITIS C virus, *ANTIVIRAL agents, *INTERFERONS, *RIBAVIRIN, *PATHOLOGY
Abstract

The article discusses the need to consider tuberculosis (TB) risk before starting hepatitis C virus (HCV) antiviral therapy in prisons and other correctional facilities. It describes a case of pulmonary TB reactivation during therapy with pegylated interferon-alpha (Peg-IFN) and ribavirin in a male inmate who was affected by genotype 1b/4a chronic hepatitis C. It is recommended that inmates' clinical history be carefully evaluated before administering Peg-IFN and ribavirin therapy.

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2012
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2. Rickettsia monacensis as Cause of Mediterranean Spotted Fever-like Illness, Italy.

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Madeddu, Giordano, Mancini, Fabiola, Caddeo, Antonello, Ciervo, Alessandra, Babudieri, Sergio, Maida, Ivana, Fiori, Maria Laura, Rezza, Giovanni, and Mura, Maria Stella

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FEVER, SEROLOGY, RICKETTSIA, THERAPEUTICS
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The article discusses a case of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF)-like illness in a 28-year-old man from Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. Serologic tests were positive for spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia spp., and Rickettsia monacensis was identified as the cause of MSF-like illness in the patient. Concerns about possible misdiagnosis and therapeutic delay due to the cocirculation of R. monacensis are addressed. Ticks that might act as vectors for R. monacensis in Sardinia are also mentioned.

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2012
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