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Cano-Portero R, Amillategui-Dos Santos R, Boix-Martínez R, Larrauri-Cámara A
The epidemiological surveillance data for tuberculosis in Spain in 2015 is analysed in this report. This information was gathered through cases reported to the Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica [National Epidemiological Surveillance Network]. In addition, the update of th…
Fadil Kryeziu, Violeta Kryeziu, Agron Bytyqi, Sejran Abdushi, Adem Bytyqi
…or influence practices in the field of [Public health & Epidemiology]. These implications could encompass Public health sector in Prizren region. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by emphasizing the originality of the research, either through the sci…
Guillén-Nepita AL, Vázquez-Marrufo G, Cruz-Hernández A, García-Oliva F, Zepeda-Gurrola RC, et al.
Tuberculosis control in developing regions with apparent low incidence, like the low-income Mexican state of Michoacán, with mean annual incidence rates below 10/100,000 inhabitants, requires knowledge of the actual behavior of the disease. This can be determined using an epidemi…
Francisco Patrício de Andrade Júnior, Januse Míllia Dantas de Araújo, Laísa Vilar Cordeiro, Egberto Santos Carmo, Vanessa Santos de Arruda Barbosa, et al.
Introduction: tuberculosis is a bacteriosis caused by the etiological agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which initially affects the lungs, however it can become extrapulmonary. Although this infection is an important public health problem in Brazil, epidemiological studies on thi…
Sanskar Virmani, Kamila Ubbiniyazova
Introduction. Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of mortality among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally, accounting for approximately 167 000 deaths annually despite expanded antiretroviral therapy coverage. The World Health Organization Global…
Victor Abiola Adepoju, Safayet Jamil, Ify Genevieve Ifeanyi‐Ukaegbu, Olusola Daniel Sokoya, ABM Alauddin Chowdhury, et al.
…ities, particularly HIV status, significantly influence the epidemiology of EPTB [6-8]. In West Africa and Nigeria, male gender and positive HIV status have been strongly associated with EPTB, as shown in studies from Ghana and Benin Republic [9, 10]. In Nigeria, the epidemiologi…
Sanskar Virmani, Kamila Ubbiniyazova
Introduction. Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of mortality among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally, accounting for approximately 167 000 deaths annually despite expanded antiretroviral therapy coverage. The World Health Organization Global…
Li L, Lv Y, Su L, Liu Q, Lan K, et al.
…is available from central Guangxi. To better understand the epidemiology of EPTB in central Guangxi and identify risk factors associated with them, we retrospectively investigated the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB), especially EPTB, among patients admitted to the Chest Hospita…
Riaz SM, Sviland L, Hanevik K, Mustafa T
Background Without treatment, nearly 50 % of tuberculosis (TB) patients die. World Health Organization's definition of TB deaths does not take into consideration whether the cause of death was TB or other non-TB co-morbid conditions. We aimed to improve our knowledge of the cause…
Marcos Lorran Paranhos Leão, Lucas Delboni Soares
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the contagion of which occurs primarily through the air. Wherever it is found, the disease is capable of causing changes in the shape and function of the organs, such as: consolidations, cav…
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
…infection can lead to complex clinical problem. The genetic epidemiology of tuberculous meningitis is an interesting data.Materials and methods Here, the authors collected and summarized on the molecular genetic epidemiological data of tuberculous meningitis isolates from Thailan…
Kawkab Adris Mahmood
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infection especially in developing countries and can involve almost all bodily systems. Iraq has been identified as middle TB burden country in the world. The aims of the study are to determine the main factors that lead to prevalence of TB in people…
Pratik P Padyal, Sandeep M. Bhelkar, Vivekanand B Chachere, Lalitkumar Patle, Teresa Bansod
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in India, particularly in vulnerable pediatric populations within tribal regions.Despite ongoing efforts under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), there is limited data on the epidemio…
Jose Correa Guerra, Zulay Manjarres Gil, Alan Miranda Ruiz, Maria Paula Lobo Garcia, Maria Aguilar Vergara, et al.
Background: Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that is prevalent in underdeveloped countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this disease is defined by its anatomical location. Methodology: A narrative review was conducted using various databases from …
Kawkab Adris Mahmood
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infection especially in developing countries and can involve almost all bodily systems. Iraq has been identified as middle TB burden country in the world. The aims of the study are to determine the main factors that lead to prevalence of TB in people…
Fang Y, Zhou Q, Li L, Zhou Y, Sha W
Our study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and analyse the epidemiological characteristics of EPTB patients with or without pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). EPTB cases admitted in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2020 were include…
Jose Correa Guerra, Zulay Manjarres Gil, Alan Miranda Ruiz, Maria Paula Lobo Garcia, Maria Aguilar Vergara, et al.
Background: Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that is prevalent in underdeveloped countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this disease is defined by its anatomical location. Methodology: A narrative review was conducted using various databases from …
Mailla Mylena Mendes Bergmann, Leonardo Gonçalves Artoni, Josué Rulian Mendes Paneque, Roberto Carlos Cruz Carbonell, Joquebede de Lima Bezerra Carbonell, et al.
Healthcare professionals (HPs) are at higher risk of exposure to and development of tuberculosis (TB). This study aims to outline the epidemiological profile of TB cases reported among healthcare professionals in Brazil between 2014 and 2025. A descriptive and comparative epidemi…
Leonardo José Rodrigues de Araújo Melo, Pedro Vitor Ferreira Rodrigues, Amanda Pereira Sindeaux Pinheiro, Lucas Soares Radtke, Francisco Luciano Honório Barreto
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most prevalent mycobacteriosis in Brazil. Among its extrapulmonary manifestations, one of the most worrying is meningoencephalitis (ME), which is characterized by inflammation of the brain parenchyma and meninges due to infection by the TB b…
Jose Correa Guerra, Zulay Manjarres Gil, Alan Miranda Ruiz, María Luisa Saavedra García, Maria Aguilar Vergara, et al.
Background: Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that is prevalent in underdeveloped countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this disease is defined by its anatomical location. Methodology: A narrative review was conducted using various databases from …
Ferreiro L, Ruano-Raviña A, Otero-Mallo R, Pou-Álvarez C, Riveiro-Blanco V, et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological trends and characteristics of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in Galicia, Spain, from 2000 to 2019. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study based on data from the Galician TB information system. RESULTS: Of the total number of …
Kori VK, Bandil D, Asthana M, Maravi DS
…bones and joints. There is a paucity of data on skeletal TB epidemiology in the annual TB reports and current literature. Many atypical presentations of the disease have also emerged. This necessitates periodic observation of the epidemiological profile of OATB. The aim of this s…
Saïdou‑Mady Bagaya, Issiaka Bebane, Morou Nikiema, Kouka Joseph Ouedraogo, Djibril Boro, et al.
Introduction: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for a variable proportion of tuberculosis cases in Africa and remains difficult to diagnose due to its often atypical clinical presentation. In Burkina Faso, epidemiological information on EPTB is limited, particularly in …
Peng X, Wang X, Liu Y, Yang H, Yang H, et al.
Objectives To investigate the epidemiological profile and cost burden of pediatric inpatients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in China. Methods We conducted a descriptive multicenter study involving pediatric TBM inpatients from 9 provincial hospitals and 20 municipal hospitals…
Federico Giannoni, Alessio Lanni, Angelo Iacobino, Lanfranco Fattorini
…drug-resistance. In Italy, no major nationwide study on NTM epidemiology and drug susceptibility was performed. METHODS: Data on the epidemiology of 7,469 NTM clinical isolates identified in Italy in 2016-2020 and on the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 1,506 of these …