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Boloko L, Schutz C, Sibiya N, Balfour A, Ward A, et al.
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis bloodstream infection is a leading cause of death in people living with HIV and disseminated bacillary load might be a key driver of disease severity. We aimed to assess Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) testing of blood as a diagnostic for M…
Irina Shabalina, Ya. O. Chesalina, Anzhela Polyakova, O.G. Malikova, Ilya Sivokozov, et al.
…l, radiological, and endoscopic manifestations of bronchial tuberculosis in elderly patients with respiratory tuberculosis. Subjects and Methods. Endoscopic examinations conducted in Endoscopy Department of Central Tuberculosis Research Institute from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 202…
Celso Khosa, Marta Cossa, Vinzeigh Leukes, Jerry Hella, Issa Sabi, et al.
Background: To support access to life-saving tuberculosis testing and treatment, we evaluated whether placing portable, low complexity, WHO-recommended rapid molecular diagnostics at primary care clinics increased diagnoses and accelerated anti-tuberculosis treatment initiation c…
Seyhan Hıdıroğlu, Abdullah Sarıöz, Mi̇kai̇l Özdemi̇r, Nimet Emel Lüleci, Melda Karavuş
Objective: In Turkey, tuberculosis (TB) is considered to be one of the formerly known social diseases. Similar researches exists for AIDS in manycountries. There are very few publications about the tuberculosis stigma in our country at international level. This study aimed to ass…
Ria Puspita, Suliati Suliati, Diah Titik Mutiarawati
Tuberculosis (TB) is still high. 10.4 million new cases of TB occur and 1.4 million die from the disease is found The World Health Organization (WHO). Elevated blood glucose can lead to more severe tuberculosis infection, reactivation of dormant tuberculosis foci, and poor treatm…
Muflihah H, Flórido M, Lin LCW, Xia Y, Triccas JA, et al.
…t protection against pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Immunity induced by subcutaneous immunization with BCG wanes and does not promote early recruitment of T cell to the lungs after M. tuberculosis infection. Delivery of Tuberculosis (TB) vaccines to the lung…
Zhu Limei
…ernment pays great attention to prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. The work of tuberculosis control has achieved remarkable results in recent years. But tuberculosis is still one of the major infectious diseases that endanger the health of people seriously. China’s burden …
Abhishek S, Ryndak MB, Choudhary A, Sharma S, Gupta A, et al.
Background Studies on human intraocular tuberculosis (IOTB) are extremely challenging. For understanding the pathogenesis of IOTB, it is important to investigate the mycobacterial transcriptional changes in ocular environment. Methods Mice were challenged intravenously with Mycob…
Nieuwenhuizen NE, Nouailles G, Sutherland JS, Zyla J, Pasternack AH, et al.
…ases. We measured serum activin A levels in two independent tuberculosis (TB) patient cohorts and in patients with pneumonia and sarcoidosis. Serum activin A levels were increased in TB patients compared to healthy controls, including those with positive tuberculin skin tests, an…
Erlina Burhan, Maryastuti Maryastuti, L. Wulandari, Diah Handayani, S. Andini, et al.
Abstract Tuberculosis remains a major global health concern, particularly in high-burden countries where early detection is essential but often limited by insufficient radiological expertise. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of a computer-aided detection system, CA…
Mohit Kumar, Dolly Rastogi, Mansi Singh, Ujjwal Agnihotri, Sonam Singh, et al.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an air borne disease, it First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch is also known as Koch's bacillus. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is a comp…
Ronge L, Sloot R, Du Preez K, Kay AW, Kirchner HL, et al.
…ween quantitative IFNγ response and degree of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure, infection and tuberculosis (TB) disease status in children. Methods We completed cross-sectional analysis of children (≤15 years) exposed to an adult with bacteriologically confirmed TB, 2007-2012 …
Pelumi Daniel Adewole, Muhammed Usman, Maroof Gbadebo Oyeniyi, Damilola Kazeem Suleman, Olayemi Olubunmi Alaka, et al.
Introduction: Early detection of drug resistant tuberculosis with more sensitive and accessible method together with appropriate control measures among other factors are keys to interruption of transmission and mortality rate. 
 Study Design: This study conducted a retrospec…
Wang W, Liu A, Liu X, You N, Wang Z, et al.
Substantial tuberculosis transmission occurs outside of households, and tuberculosis surveillance in schools has recently been proposed. However, the yield of tuberculosis outcomes from school contacts is not well characterized. We assessed the prevalence of Mycobacterium tubercu…
А. Т. Шубина, Е. А. Бородулина, D.А. Kudlаy, Б. Е. Бородулин, Е. С. Вдоушкина, et al.
Differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and community-acquired pneumonia remains an urgent problem in primary health care despite the improvement of radiological and laboratory diagnostic methods. The aim of study was to evaluate the possibility of using a skin test with…
Ateeb Ahmad Parray
Background: Nosocominal Tuberculosis epidemics in hospitals are a major threat to the patient and health workers safety. On the other hand, implementation of Tuberculosis infection control policy, strongly influences the prevention and transmission of Tuberculosis in hospitals. T…
Robi DT, Teklemariam T, Gebreyes BG, Bogale A, Haile T, et al.
Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis , is a chronic zoonotic disease that persists in Ethiopia despite global control efforts, impacting public health and the economy. However, little is known about the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Southwest Ethiopia. This…
Jerusalem Israel Kassa, Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Ayana Tadesse Korsa, Tesfa Tekle Dibessa
Background: Tuberculosis is a life threatening disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. In developing countries the incidence of tuberculosis has been increasing steadily since the 1990s, particularly in African countries. Several European countries have lately reported a sl…
Ge HB, Zhu J
…inical efficacy of Baihe Gujin decoction combined with anti-tuberculosis therapy in mitigating the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis and to measure the effect on the CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell (T reg ) ratio. Methods This randomized study enrolled patients with pulmonary tuber…
Mira Agusthia, Rachmawaty M. Noer, Arta Darmauli
Background : Tuberculosis is one of the 10 main causes of death Tuberculosis cases account for nearly half of the total number of tuberculosis cases in Indonesia. The phenomenon found at the UPTD Public Health Center in Toapaya was 10 people who were asked, 2 people knew about tu…
Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Hakim Anasulfalah, Didik Gunawan Tamtomo, Bhisma Murti, Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret
Background: Tuberculosis or TB is a disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. There are several comorbidities that experience severity and death when infected with tuberculosis or TB, namely hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney d…
Teixeira LAA, Santos B, Correia MG, Valiquette C, Bastos ML, et al.
Background The duration of the protective effect of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) is controversial. Some studies have found that the protective effect of TPT is lost after cessation of therapy among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in settings with very high…
Theresia Theresia, Hsiu Mei Huang, Chieh‐Yu Liu, Tzu Ying Lee
…ms to comprehend the knowledge, reflect their beliefs about tuberculosis instruction, and perceive their abilities in caring for tuberculosis patients are also at risk. Nursing students’ clinical confidence in caring for tuberculosis patients is essential to be assessed. Knowledg…
Kim J, Keshavjee S, Atun R
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health burden, which has been inadequately addressed. This study aims to analyze different patterns and gaps of care along the care cascade across countries and to develop a model to examine the relationship between performance of tu…
Hakim Anasulfalah, Didik Gunawan Tamtomo, Bhisma Murti
Background: Tuberculosis or TB is a disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. There are several comorbidities that experience severity and death when infected with tuberculosis or TB, namely hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney d…