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Darja Sadovska
Despite significant advancements in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, treatment, and prevention, the disease remains a major global public health challenge, with only limited reductions in incidence rates observed. In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tube…
Darja Sadovska
Despite significant advancements in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, treatment, and prevention, the disease remains a major global public health challenge, with only limited reductions in incidence rates observed. In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tube…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
Yu.M. Valetskyi, R.O. Valetska, L. A. Hryshchuk, M.І. Sakhelashvili, V.M. Zahorulko, et al.
Objective — to examine the tendencies of the epidemiological situation on tuberculosis in Ukraine at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Materials and methods. The analysis of the data of official statistics in 2015—2020, a survey of 157 medical experts and a telephon…
Arthur W. Baker, Ricardo M. La Hoz, Judith A. Anesi, Jennie H. Kwon, Anastasia Wasylyshyn, et al.
…teria (NTM) infections are increasing. However, data on the epidemiology of healthcare facility-associated (HCFA) NTM are sparse. We performed a multicenter longitudinal study to analyze the epidemiology of NTM at a network of U.S. academic hospitals. Methods We retrospectively a…
Marcília Menezes Rodrigues Souza, Fernanda Rodrigues Reis, Juliana Viera Antero, Leopoldo Tosi Trevelin, Francini Guerra Correa, et al.
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly affecting the lungs through the pulmonary form, but it can affect other organs and systems through extrapulmonary forms, especially in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Despite b…
Amal Chakroun, Fatma Hammami, khaoula Rekik, Makram Koubaa, Fatma Smaoui, et al.
Abstract Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a life-threatening condition characterized by significant clinico-radiological heterogeneity. The challenges in achieving a definitive diagnosis, along with ongoing debates regarding treatment strategies, make it a complex condi…
Danielle N. Aliano, Rachel Thomson
…issue infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of extrapulmonary pediatric NTM infections occurring from 2000 to 2017 in Queensland, Australia. METHODS: All cases of NTM and TB are notifiable under the Queensland Public Health Act (2005) and associated r…
Sadia Syed, Qurat Ul Ain, Atta Ur Rehman
Pakistan is the fifth most heavily tuberculosis (TB) afflicted country in the world. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of TB in Abbottabad and Mansehra districts mainly because these populations remained unexplored previously. This was a retrospe…
O.E. Fedorenko, V.I. Stepanenko, S Ivanov, T.О. Lytynska
The seriousness of the global significance of tuberculosis, an infection that is both old and new, was discussed extensively at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in the summer of 2023. This seemingly purely medical issue received widespread attention for the public's un…