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Carlos Cifuentes-González, Germán Mejía-Salgado, William Rojas-Carabali, Josué Tovar-Tirado, Luis Alejandro Diez-Bahamón, et al.
… its clinical importance, the global incidence and detailed epidemiology of scleritis are poorly understood due to its heterogeneity and rarity. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to elucidate the worldwide incidence and epidemiological trends of scleritis, examining va…
Roméo Bujiriri Murhega, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou, Férol Baudelaire Babatundé Gbenou, Laté Dzidoula Lawson, Raïssa Diaby, et al.
… on cervical spine tuberculosis, offering insights into its epidemiology, therapeutic strategies, and outcomes. **METHODS:** A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE and Google Scholar was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses gu…
Beatriz Barreto Duarte, Jerrold Ellner, Alicia D Wright, Mark Hatherill, Amita Gupta, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading infectious cause of death globally. While control strategies have traditionally prioritized symptomatic cases, growing evidence highlights the substantial burden of asymptomatic or subclinical TB, microbiologically confirmed dis…
Xinru Xu, Yanyi Lei, Li Zheng
… variation, comprehensive and up-to-date nationwide data on epidemiology, species distribution, and drug resistance patterns have been lacking. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the prevalence, geographical and temporal trends, species composition, and antimicrobial res…
Tom Liba, Amit Olami, Michael Brant, Alon Gorenshtein, Adir Sommer, et al.
Pediatric uveitis is a leading cause of visual impairment, often resulting in severe complications without timely and appropriate intervention. Its etiology varies geographically, necessitating a comprehensive epidemiological assessment. To identify prevalent causes of pediatric …
Poras Chaudhary, Rajeev Kumar, Milind Alokjee, Abhinav Bhalla, Sunny Thakur, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** The splenic tuberculous involvement is common than other intra-abdominal solid organs such as the liver, pancreas, and kidney. The aim of this article is to present and share a review of the English-language literature on splenic tuberculosis (TB) to gain a bett…
Dawit Gebremichael
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has significant economic losses on the livestock productivity and poses serious public health risks worldwide. In Ethiopia, bTB is endemic and distributed across all parts of the country. Therefore, the systematic review aims to provide comprehensive inv…
Christina Zouganeli, Dimitra K Toubanaki, Ourania Karaoulani, Georgia Vrioni, Evdokia Karagouni, et al.
: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly intensified global concerns surrounding antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in relation to tuberculosis (TB). In the European Union (EU), the reallocation of healthcare resources towards managing COVID-19 led to a de-prioritizati…
Mohammed Alsaeed, Khalid Alanazi, Ali Alhamdan, Mohammed Faqihi, Alaa Alibrahim, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** , an emerging nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), closely resembles(TB) clinically, often complicating its diagnosis and management. **METHODS:** We retrospectively analyzed 8 new cases ofinfection diagnosed at Prince Sultan Military Medical City from 2019 to 202…
Valentina Camarda, Robert F Miller
**OBJECTIVES:** To evaluate the incidence, management, and outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and to identify challenges related to healthcare infrastructure and resource availability. **DESIGN:** Systematic review of published st…
Louisa Degenhardt, Matthew Hickman, Frederick L Altice, Jason Grebely, Sophia Taylor, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** This global systematic review assesses the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU) and key infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis C virus [HCV], tuberculosis and hepatitis B virus [HBV]) among people who are incarcerated. **METHODS:** We conducted a systematic search…
Kacper Borodziuk, Adele H Marshall, Maria J H O'Hagan, Aleksandar Novakovic, Emily A Courcier
…f patterns in data, has been applied widely to the field of epidemiology for decades, more recently venturing into the detection and diagnosis of bTB with varying success. This systematic review was performed to identify the existing published research utilising ML with bTB datas…
Andressa Lorena Ieque, Carolina Trevisolli Palomo, Deborah de Castro Moreira, Jean Eduardo Meneguello, Letícia Sayuri Murase, et al.
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is one of the most severe clinical forms of tuberculosis (TB). Since epidemiological studies can contribute to TB control, we conducted a review and meta-analysis of epidemiological publications of adults TBM cases in countries with high incidence of …
Chieh-Yin Wu, Chu-Chang Ku, Christopher Finn McQuaid, Knut Lönnroth, J Peter Cegielski, et al.
…etes. The models were calibrated to historical trends in TB epidemiology and mean BMI. We estimated potential changes in TB incidence and mortality between 2015 and 2030 under different scenarios of population nutrition. **FINDINGS:** Compared with a scenario where mean BMI rema…
Taha Maatoug, Farah Seedat, Eman Elafef, Anissa Ouahchi, Ali Mtiraoui, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** Migrants in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face an increased tuberculosis (TB) risk due to socioeconomic and structural barriers. This systematic review synthesises evidence on TB burden, clinical outcomes, and epidemiological characteristics amo…
Felix Bongomin, Ivaan Pitua, Phillip Ssekamatte, Diana Sitenda, Irene Andia-Biraro, et al.
**OBJECTIVES:** Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus ELISA) testing is associated with manual variability and indeterminate results. The transition from QFT-Plus ELISA to chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) for QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plu…
Hafsat U Ibrahim, Rayyan M Garba, Jameel I Ahmad, Kabiru Abdulsalam, Yasir N Jibril, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria, particularly among people living with HIV (PLWH), who face significantly higher risks of developing active TB. Conventional diagnostic methods such as sputum smear microscopy and ches…
Qi Wang, Xiao-Nan Wang, Xiao-Qun Liu, Long-Ge Zhao, Zi-Tong Jing, et al.
…pandemic during the 2020-2025 period may have disrupted its epidemiology, a comprehensive global meta-analysis of bTB prevalence and risk factors in dairy cattle for this period is currently lacking. **METHODS:** We conducted an extensive literature search across multiple databa…
Dongmiao Yuan, Bo Xie, Zhe Pang, Kui Liu, Bin Chen
Epidemiological studies have found inconsistent relationships between air pollutants and the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), possibly due to variations in exposure windows and limited attention to environmental modifiers such as greenness. However, few studies has syst…
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) remains one of the most common and preventable occupational diseases globally, yet it exerts a disproportionate burden in low- and middle-income countries. In Africa, where hazardous noise exposure is widespread and occupational hea…
Ramesh Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Sudhir Kumar
…w provides a comprehensive overview of AT-ALF, covering its epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, prognosis, and treatment options.
Ika Nindya Kadariswantiningsih, Roy Novri Ramadhan, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan
…vidence and provide a comprehensive understanding of EPTB's epidemiology in Indonesia. This study aims to consolidate findings from various studies to identify prevalence trends, inform public health strategies and address knowledge gaps in diagnosing and managing EPTB. **METHOD…
Danielle Guy, Petya Kodjamanova, Lena Woldmann, Jyoti Sahota, Melanie Bannister-Tyrrell, et al.
Contact tracing has been a crucial public health strategy for breaking infectious diseases chains of transmission. Although many resources exist for disease outbreak management none address the rationale of contact tracing. This comprehensive review aims to evaluate contact traci…
Rebecca F Baggaley, Carys M Hooper, Luisa Silva, Zainab Lal, Paul Bird, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Migrants are at increased risk of infections including HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, with poorer outcomes. Early diagnosis and management can reduce morbidity, mortality and onward transmission. This systematic review summarises prevalence of HIV, latent …
Ramona Cioboata, Mihai Olteanu, Denisa Maria Mitroi, Simona-Maria Roșu, Maria-Loredana Tieranu, et al.
…of Science, selecting studies for clinical relevance across epidemiology, clinical phenotypes, pathobiology, biomarkers, risk scores, sleep-disordered breathing, and management. No quantitative synthesis or formal risk-of-bias assessment was performed. Accordingly, findings shoul…