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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Zheng H, Xiao J, Yang H, Li F, Guo Y, et al.
Data on epidemiology trends of paediatric tuberculosis (TB) are limited in China. So, we investigated the clinical and epidemiological profiles in diagnosed TB disease and TB infection patients at Beijing Children's Hospital. Of 3 193 patients, 51.05% had pulmonary TB (PTB) and 1…
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…
Terwin K, Ferreira M, Minnie C, Marangellis K, Darby R, et al.
Introduction understanding the epidemiological profile of a disease in a particular region allows for proper planning of public health resources for prevention, early diagnosis and treatment. In this present study, we describe the epidemiological profile of viral, fungal, tubercu…
Wang MS, Wang JL, Liu XJ
Background In China, the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) diseases and epidemiological trends in the TB forms among children are still unclear; a retrospective study was conducted aiming to assess it. Methods Between January 2007 and September 2020, 1577 consecutive childhood TB p…
Chan ACK, Huang SS, Wong KH, Leung CC, Lee MP, et al.
…r time. This study aimed to describe temporal trends in the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of HIV-associated TB in Hong Kong. Methods We retrospectively reviewed data regarding HIV-associated TB patients that were reported to the TB-HIV Registry of the Department of Hea…
Lucas Benício Dos Santos, Lida Jouca de Assis Figueredo, Rafael Henrique Bento Elizeu, Wânia Silva Carvalho, Cristiane Menezes de Padua, et al.
**OBJECTIVE:** To investigate the clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory profile of people with tuberculosis. **METHODS:** This was an observational clinical-epidemiological cohort study of people with tuberculosis treated at the Secondary Referral Outpatient Clinic of the Ho…
Ikeda S, Cruz AT, Starke JR
BACKGROUND: Childhood TB cases can be found using passive case finding (PCF), i.e., by diagnosing children presenting with symptoms, or using active case finding (ACF), i.e., by identifying children with TB through contact tracing. Our study determined epidemiologic, clinical, an…
Khan MK, Islam MN, Ferdous J, Alam MM
…berculosis and 20.8% of smear positive TB. Understanding of epidemiology of tuberculosis is essential for its effective control. This review tried to summarize the epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis in global, regional and Bangladesh perspectives. For this review article, da…
Parul Verma, Geeti Khullar, Satyaki Ganguly, P Narsimha Rao, Pragya Nair, et al.
…articles on this subject, reviews the present literature on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and types of CTB, including its associations and investigations.
Gopalaswamy R, Shanmugam S, Mondal R, Subbian S
… respond to the antibiotics treatment. Here, we discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment modalities available for TB and NTM diseases of humans.
Al Mayahi ZK, AlAufi I, Al Ghufaili B, Al Balushi Z, Al Mughazwi Z, et al.
Background Understanding the current surveillance activity and the challenges is important to ensure a continuous success toward the elimination goal for tuberculosis (TB). South Batinah Governorate (SBG) ranked the fourth on the top reporting governorates in the period 2010-2016…
Qin X, Qin B, Zhou C, Liu C, Chen T, et al.
Background Despite continued efforts to manage and control Tuberculosis (TB) in China, it remains a major health concern. Bone tuberculosis (Bone-TB), a common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, still adds considerably to the global TB case load. Diagnosing Bone-TB is often dif…
Chu P, Chang Y, Zhang X, Han S, Jin Y, et al.
ABSTRACT Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease that affects many children worldwide and is more likely to be extrapulmonary than adult TB. However, the clinical and epidemiological profile, and cost burden of pediatric extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) in China remai…
Maheswary D, Ravi SSS, Leela KV, Lathakumari RH, Gireesan M
… for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Understanding TB epidemiology, including positivity rates, demographic patterns, and comorbidities, is essential for effective control. This study analyses AFB testing trends for TB over 5 years, focusing on PTB and EPTB cases, gender an…
Kang W, Yu J, Du J, Yang S, Chen H, et al.
…sis cases worldwide. In order to comprehensively understand epidemiology of EBTB in China, and improve early diagnosis and treatment, we conducted a large-scale multi-center observational study to assess the demographic data and the prevalence of common EPTB inpatients, and furth…
Sbayi A, Arfaoui A, Janah H, Koraichi SE, Quyou A
Introduction this work aims to bring out the epidemiological characteristics of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in the province of Larache (Morocco) and to investigate the effect of gender and age on its localization and treatment outcome. Methods it consists in a retrospectiv…
Ismail Ouhammou, Hinde Hami, Arabi Rida, Mezouara Mounia, Ouassima Erefai, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** pleural tuberculosis, the second most common extrapulmonary manifestation after lymph node involvement, poses a considerable diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This study examines the epidemiological, clinical, biological, and therapeutic features of pleural …
Bejja F, Hami H, Aboulhoda F, Hadrya F, Mokhtari A, et al.
Introduction neuromeningeal tuberculosis (NMT) is a significant public health challenge in Morocco because of its acute severity and high mortality rates. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, and disease progression characteristi…