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Yu Bai, Y. Xue, Mucong Li, Mengtao Li, Chanyuan Wu
To the Editor: Tuberculosis (TB) persists as one of the leading causes of death from a single infectious agent worldwide and has regained prominence following the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic.[1] Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) constitute a partic…
Yu. I. Feshchenko, Olga Bilogortseva, Ярослава Ігорівна Доценко, Iryna Shekhter, Oksana Sivachenko, et al.
Introduction. The main thrust of the global tuberculosis response for decades has been focused on tuberculosis (TB) in adults. However, this approach has failed to achieve the expected results in TB control. Therefore, WHO has changed the paradigm of TB control with a focus on ch…
Afroditi Boutou, Christos Karachristos, Pantelis Vlachogiannis, Christina Rampiadou, Helen Kerezidou, et al.
<b>Background:</b> Although immigration flows continue in Greece, there has been a gradual change in the country of origin of the refugees/immigrants that arrived in the country, in the last years. <b>Aims:</b> To compare the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the re…
Tatyana Tyulkova, Anastasiia Russkikh, Sergey Skornyakov, К. В. Кузнецова, Vladimir Khorotetto, et al.
The TB incidence in Russia is steadily decreasing, but in some regions, there is an increase. One of the reasons for the unstable situation is internal migration. <b>Aims:</b> To describe the epidemiological features of TB and M.tuberculosis (MTB) in adult pulmonary TB patients a…
Garima Singh, Akhil JANARDHANAN, Shweta Sharma, Bharti VYAS, Shakir Ali, et al.
…s in knowledge regarding diabetes-associated tuberculosis's epidemiology, management, and control. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 11(4):191-200.
Odiko Ae, Mmemek-Abasi Etim, Oloyede IP, S Onukak, A Adegboye
…rol strategies. Objective: This review aimed to assess LTBI epidemiology together with diagnostic and treatment challenges in Nigeria. Methods: Search of relevant articles on Latent tuberculosis in Nigeria compared to other countries published between 2008 and 2023 were undertake…
Aliyu Evuti Haruna, Nma Bida Alhaji
Abstract Background The co-infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and HIV poses a major global health threat, particularly in regions with high HIV prevalence. An estimated 4.4 million people are co-infected, with TB being a leading cause of AIDS-related deaths. While over …
Avnish Sandhu, Erin Pollock, Shona Smith, James Sunstrum, Dana G. Kissner
… or active TB. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiology of TB among patients seen in the Detroit Health Department. We will refer to our study population as Detroit TB cases. Methods A retrospective descriptive study was conducted in collaboration with the Michig…
Mareli Claassens, Chawangwa Modongo, Tadesse Kassaye, Gunar Guenther, Emmanuel Nepolo, et al.
…, with an unprecedented impact on public health. SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology was poorly understood, especially in the African context. A particular gap in knowledge was the effect of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) on the outcomes of Covid-19 disease. We implemented a research study that a…
Yogendra Shah
…population. This book provides an overview of the molecular epidemiology pattern, transmission dynamics, host response, evolution, and pathogenesis mechanisms of TB. Chapters explore such topics as mechanisms associated with increasing trends of drug-resistant TB, the development…
Luís Henrique Candini, Moara Alves Santa Bárbara Borges, Vitor Alves de Souza, Iago Dib Cunha
This is de data from the study: Clinico-Epidemiological Characteristics and Outcomes of Latent Tuberculosis Treatments at a Tertiary Center in Central-West Brazil from 2017 to 2019.
Ribhav Gupta, D.K. Winslow, Ronit Gupta, Sten H. Vermund
…utine HIV testing protocols. This study explores TB and HIV epidemiology across ICE facilities from 2019-2023. Three month sliding average of monthly diagnosed cases over time from 2019 through 2023. Panel A. 3-month average of diagnosed cases of Tuberculosis by clinical presenta…
L.D. Todoriko, Ya.I. Toderika, I.I. Huska, N.O. Karnas
According to the WHO, Ukraine is one of the 27 countries in the world where 85 % of the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is concentrated, and it ranks 4th in the world in terms of its prevalence. Objective — to analyze the regional epidemiological characteristics of TB in the Chern…
L. Perini, Aroldo Carvalho, Marcos Guchert, Rodrigo Marzola, Sónia Faria, et al.
Objective: Clinical and epidemiological analysis of pediatric patients with LTBI (latent tuberculosis infection). Method: Observational, descriptive, analytical and retrospective research, with data collection from medical records of patients suspected of having LTBI treated at a…
L. Perini, Aroldo Carvalho, Marcos Guchert, Rodrigo Marzola, Sónia Faria, et al.
OBJECTIVE: Clinical and epidemiological analysis of pediatric patients with LTBI (latent tuberculosis infection). METHOD: Observational, descriptive, analytical and retrospective research, with data collection from medical records of patients suspected of having LTBI treated at a…
Luís Henrique Candini, Moara Alves Santa Bárbara Borges, Vitor Alves de Souza, Iago Dib Cunha
This is de data from the study: Clinico-Epidemiological Characteristics and Outcomes of Latent Tuberculosis Treatments at a Tertiary Center in Central-West Brazil from 2017 to 2019.
Tsige Brhane, Hailu Merga, Lalisa Ayele, Desta Hiko Gemeda
…tatus. Keywords: undernutrition, directly observed therapy, epidemiology, Ethiopia
Francesca Bettelli, Davide Giusti, Monica Morselli, Ambra Paolini, Elisabetta Colaci, et al.
…AA), especially from Western Countries Aims: To investigate epidemiology of LTBI in patients with acute leukemia and aplastic anemia. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the prevalence of LTBI, investigated by the interferon‐γ release assay (IGRA) Quantiferon ® ‐TB (QFT) test, a…
…nd their standardized management, aiming at facilitating TB epidemiology investigation, scene disposal and related effect evaluation.
Laura A. Vonnahme, Preeti Ravindhran, Julie Espey, Bhumika Sharma, Taylor Moore, et al.
Abstract Importance Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading infectious cause of death worldwide in 2023. Most US TB cases represent reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI). Because LTBI treatment is approximately 90% effective for preventing TB disease, LTBI screening and treatment …
Abdelrahman Abdelmoktader
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is an acid fast bacteria (AFB), it has tough cell wall and circular chromosome. It is transmitted through the airborne route and cause tuberculosis (TB). The distribution of tuberculosis is not uniform across the globe; about 80% of the population…
A Abdelmoktader
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is an acid fast bacterium (AFB); it has tough cell wall and circular chromosome. It is transmitted through the airborne route and cause tuberculosis (TB). The distribution of tuberculosis is not uniform across the globe; about 80% of the populatio…
Helen Ayles, Professor
… PopART HIV-modelling to ensure a consistent account of HIV epidemiology. To facilitate this, the underlying demographic/HIV/ART structure (currently 81 age categories, 2 sexes, HIV-uninfected + 7 CD4 categories for PLHIV, and 4 ART durations) and the HIV/ART natural history para…
Isaac Mwangi Wangari
Mathematical models are widely used for understanding the transmission mechanisms and control of infectious diseases. Numerous infectious diseases such as those caused by bacterial and viral infections do not confer life long immunity after recovering from the first episode. Cons…
Michael Lauzardo, Meghan Nodurft-Froman
…, Tori Cowger and colleagues6Cowger TL Wortham JM Burton DC Epidemiology of tuberculosis among children and adolescents in the USA, 2007–17: an analysis of national surveillance data.Lancet Public Health. 2019; (published online Aug 21.)http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)301…