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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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ninglu Weng, Amir Vosoughi, Parsa Mehraban Far, Sterling King, Imane Marrakchi, et al.
…f neoplastic origin. However, few studies have examined the epidemiology or clinical patterns of new-onset uveitis in adults aged 60 years and older. We conducted the first systematic review to evaluate the proportion, incidence, and clinical features of uveitis in this de…
Oluwadamilola M Oladunjoye, David Ishaleku, Olaposi J Olatoregun, Bisayo A Ogundipe
Despite substantial progress in expanding antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage and scaling up prevention interventions, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) related mortality remains a significant public health challenge in several high-burden settings, including Nigeria. Persiste…
Seyed Alireza Mortazavi, Nicole A Swartwood, Nanki Singh, Melike Hazal Can, Hening Cui, et al.
…ns. Public health approaches tailored to urban and rural TB epidemiology and demography will be required to end TB.
Sidhya Choudhary, George R Thompson, Martin Hoenigl, S Nagarathna, Arghadip Samaddar
**BACKGROUND:** Endemic mycoses are caused by fungi inhabiting specific ecological niches. These infections remain underreported due to diagnostic challenges and limited awareness. This study aims to provide a comprehensive synthesis of endemic mycoses in India, focusing on their…
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 …
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…
Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani, Zahra Rafat, Parivash Davoodian, Mehdi Hassani Azad, Afsaneh Karmostaji, et al.
Co-infection of tuberculosis (TB) and cryptococcosis as a consequence of impaired cell-mediated immune responses is accompanied by high mortality and morbidity rates. This study aimed to provide valuable insights into risk factors, diagnostic tests, and treatment methods used for…
Ni Chen, Limei Hong, Hanlin Liang, Qingliang Yu, Siqiao Liang, et al.
… a comprehensive summary of current knowledge regarding the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of AIGAs syndrome. **METHODS:** We searched PubMed, EMBASE for publications in English between January 1, 2004, and March 8, 2025 relating to…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Ruan Spies, Derrick W Crook, Timothy E A Peto, Philip W Fowler, Robert Turner, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Reliance on complex, custom-built bioinformatics pipelines is a barrier to the implementation of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high-burden settings in some low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Automated analysis pipeline…