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Berlian Beatrix Rarome, Nurul Aisah, Retno Asih Setyoningrum, Ni Made Mertaniasih
The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis remains a challenge worldwide. The GeneXpert MTB/RIF test, a rapid Mycobacteria tuberculosis diagnostic tool, was recommended for use in children. No pediatric studies of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assessing pulmonary tuberculosis within a hospital …
Mao L, Xu L, Wang X, Du J, Sun Q, et al.
… expressed over the reactivation from dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) could be used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) at different stages. We performed a retrospective cohort study based on four groups, including healthy controls (HCs), active tuberculosis infect…
Joshua Rosenheim, Markos Abebe, Mulugeta Belay, Begna Tulu, Dawit Tayachew, et al.
Human exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is thought to result in a spectrum of outcomes including bacillary clearance, quiescent Mtb infection, incipient tuberculosis, subclinical tuberculosis and active tuberculosis [1]. Incipient tuberculosis - defined as a prolonged …
Divya Dayal
Background of the Study: Tuberculosis is a global public health issue despite the discovery of the causal bacterium over 100 years ago and availability of effective medications and vaccines for prevention and cure. Tuberculosis has a global incidence rate of 119 per lakh, with lo…
Musisi E, Sessolo A, Kaswabuli S, Zawedde J, Byanyima P, et al.
…ted the utility of a novel RNA-based quantitative test, the tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay (TB-MBLA), for the detection and quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in stool. Stools from 100 adult individuals were treated with OMNIgene-sputum reagent and tested u…
Cole B, Nilsen DM, Will L, Etkind SC, Burgos M, et al.
This report provides an introduction and reference tool for tuberculosis (TB) controllers regarding the essential components of a public health program to prevent, control, and eliminate TB. The Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the National Tuberculosis Co…
Adane Bitew, Solomon Bati
…y mycosis is increasing and often misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis in developing countries where the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis is high. Objective: To determine the prevalence of pulmonary mycosis and pulmonary tuberculosis fungal co-infections. Methods: A hospita…
Umar F, Hatta M, Husain DR, Natzir R, Dwiyanti R, et al.
…ssion level of the Rv1250 efflux pump gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from individuals with tuberculosis who received drug therapy, at the 1st, 3rd and 5th months, and newly diagnosed patients with tuberculosis who will receive drug therapy (0 month). The study was a …
М. А. Плеханова, В. А. Аксенова, Л. А. Кривцова
…ctive: to determine predictors of the development of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and tuberculosis in children and adolescents. Subjects and methods . A study was carried out, including testing induced IFN-y and assessment of genotypes of the polymorphic variant of IFNG g…
Anand Kumar, Aparjot Singh, Sudhir Chaudhri, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Kiran Pandey, et al.
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, most commonly, infects the lungs (pulmonary TB). Most cases of female genital TB (FGTB) are found in premenopausal women, theoretically because an atrophic endometrium provides a poor milieu for mycobacterial growth. Female genital TB gener…
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
…Region has the highest rates in the world of drug-resistant tuberculosis and increasing rates of HIV/tuberculosis coinfection. Eighteen high-priority countries have been identified to urgently scale up tuberculosis control interventions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Es…
Agus Khoirul Anam
Abstract: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by germs of a group of mycobacterium namely mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective of the research is to identify Tuberculosis patients complaints in side effects of drug treatment anti-tuberculosis and factors that influe…
Krunal Patel, Kinjal Patel, Pooja Gandhi, Bhavini Rathwa, Dipak M. Nakum
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by predominantly Mycobacterium tubercle bacilli. Pediatric tuberculosis is among the top 10 causes of death in children. India accounts for one fourth of the global tuberculosis burden, standing one among the thirt…
Organización Mundial de la Salud
…ía consolidada de la OMS sobre generación y uso de datos de tuberculosis presenta la segunda edición de la lista de verificación para evaluar los sistemas de vigilancia de la tuberculosis (TB) y los sistemas de registro civil y estadísticas vitales. El documento tiene como objeti…
World Health Organization
…d edition of Module 6 of the WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis, focusing on tuberculosis and undernutrition. The document summarizes evidence on nutritional interventions and micronutrient supplementation for people with tuberculosis receiving treatment, as well as inte…
Berhan A, Almaw A, Solomon Y, Legese B, Damtie S, et al.
Background Tuberculosis is a communicable disease, mainly caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Globally, TB is the ninth leading cause of death, with developing countries bearing most of the burden. The discovery of chemotherapy lead to significant improvements in p…
Avula A, Ngu S, Mansour W, Gurala D, Maroun R
…ted with poor prognosis seen in advanced disease, laryngeal tuberculosis (LTB) now represents only 1% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB). The incidence of LTB has decreased drastically with the introduction of anti-tubercular drugs. LTB can be primary or secondary to pulmonary tub…
Wubu B, Jemal M, Million Y, Gizachew M
…r areas are important sites for disseminating Mycobacterium tuberculosis among individuals living in such areas. This study examined patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) visiting the Abrihajira and Metema hospitals in northwest Ethiopia to investigate the prevalen…
Berhan A, Almaw A, Solomon Y, Legese B, Damtie S, et al.
Background Tuberculosis is a communicable disease, mainly caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Globally, TB is the ninth leading cause of death, with developing countries bearing most of the burden. The discovery of chemotherapy lead to significant improvements in p…
Anagoni Srikar, B. V. Ramana, Parnakshi Sarma, Alladi Mohan, Abhijit Chaudhury
Abstract Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global public health problem. Methods: We tested 104 strains each of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ( Mtb ) isolated from new cases and previously treated cases against four first line anti-tuberculosis agent…
Zhang L, Ma H, Wan S, Zhang Y, Gao M, et al.
Background Differential diagnosis of active tuberculosis (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has been a challenge for clinicians in high TB burden countries. The purpose of this study was to improve the accuracy of differential diagnosis of ATB and LTBI by using fluore…
Nkechi Eucharia Egbe, Azizat Olatunji, Peter A. Vantsawa
The accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), detection of drug‐resistant TB and knowledge of the associated risk factors can reduce transmission of TB in the community. Therefore this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Mycobaterium tuberculosis ( MTB ) and its r…
M. S. Ramya, Jyothi Jadhav, T S Ranganath
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a top infectious disease killer worldwide. In India although Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has seen significant success in TB treatment, patient non-adherence or lost to follow up continue to persist and are influenced by…
Holmberg P, Janoušková M, Schmidt T, Neumann A, Olsson O, et al.
Background Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) for tuberculosis infection (TBI) cannot distinguish different stages of the TBI spectrum (including spontaneously cleared infection). We investigated patterns of Mtb-specific blood mediators in people with and without TBI during tube…
Luo Y, Xue Y, Yuan X, Lin Q, Tang G, et al.
… is no rapid and effective method for distinguishing active tuberculosis (ATB) from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the discrimination between these two statuses remains challenging. This study sought to investigate the value of nutritional indexes and tuberculosis-specific…