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Aandahl RZ, Bhatia S, Vaudagnotto N, Street AG, Francis AR, et al.
Molecular epidemiology uses genetic information from bacterial isolates to shed light on the population structure and dynamics of pathogens. Bacterial pathogens can now be studied by whole genome sequencing, but for some well-studied pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis a…
Anna Vyazovaya, Platon Eliseev, Alena Gerasimova, Natalia Solovieva, Е. И. Никишова, et al.
Introduction. Against the background of improvement of the main epidemiological indicators (morbidity and mortality) for tuberculosis in the Arkhangelsk region, the proportion of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients with multidrug-resistant pathogen (MDR-TB) increased from 18.7%…
Rajabali Sharifov, Z. Kh. Tilloeva, Dilyara Nabirova, S. M. Zikriyarova, Navruz Jafarov, et al.
Objective. Development of recommendations for improving the system of epidemiological surveillance of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Material and methods. The surveillance system for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Dushanbe and the Rudaki district was evaluated, following the guidel…
Vasile Popa, Carmina Paladi, Marina Stanceva, Alina Malic, Evelina Lesnic
The study had the aim to identify the clinical and microbiological peculiarities of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis. Material and methods: an analytical and retrospective study, which included 380 new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in 2020 was performed. Results: the partic…
Michelle May D. Goroh, Giri Shan Rajahram, Richard Avoi, Christel van den Boogaard, Timothy William, et al.
…ninsular Malaysia. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology of TB in Sabah to identify risk groups and hot spots of TB transmission.Methods We conducted a retrospective review of TB cases notified in Sabah, Malaysia, between 2012 and 2018. Using data from the state’s…
Julio Cezar Gonçalves Cordeiro dos Santos, Marina de Carvalho Heineck, Marina Kunz Schneider
…pective study using secondary data provided by the Hospital Epidemiology Center of a university hospital. Patients aged 18 years or older with confirmed TB diagnosis and hospitalization between January 2018 and December 2022 were included. Variables analyzed included sex, ethnici…
А. А. Kozhokaru, I. V. Ogorodniychuk, V. Yakymets, Lyudmyla Buyun, Yu-Fu Fu
Introduction. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis and severely damaged the healthcare infrastructure, which had already been weakened in recent years by the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a new threat to the fight against tuberculosis. The incidence of tubercu…
Walker TM, Merker M, Knoblauch AM, Helbling P, Schoch OD, et al.
Background The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks among people fleeing hardship for refuge in Europe is heightened. We describe the cross-border European response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients from the Horn of Africa and Sudan. Methods On April 29 …
Christopher PM, Widysanto A
…e use of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay to determine the molecular epidemiology of RR-TB in an urban setting of Indonesia. Methods All molecular epidemiological and microbiological databases were retrospectively examined from GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay results in Siloam Hospital Lippo Vill…
Maria de Fátima Alécio Mota, Miriã Silva, Celina Maria Costa Lacet, Geovanni Gabriel Almeida Brito, Lucídio Jácome Ferreira Filho, et al.
Objective: To evaluate the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with tuberculosis in Alagoas. Methods: Observational study of historical analysis type. From January 2005 to December 2015, a survey was carried out of cases notified in the Information System for Notifiable …
Tatara MB, Perdigão J, Viveiros M, Kritski A, Silva KED, et al.
…ltidrug resistant. This is the first study on the molecular epidemiology and drug resistance profile of MTB from Roraima. Herein, we describe high diversity of genetic profiles circulating in this region that may be driven by the introduction of new strain types because of large …
Kassa GM, Merid MW, Muluneh AG
…ehari Woldemariam Merid, Atalay Goshu Muluneh Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences and Specialized Comprehensive Hospitals, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Atalay Goshu Muluneh Emai…
Frédérique Chammartin, Cam Ha Dao Ostinelli, Kathryn Anastos, Antoine Jaquet, Ellen Brazier, et al.
PURPOSE The objectives of the International epidemiology databases to evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) are to (i) evaluate the delivery of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in children, adolescents and adults in sub-Saharan Africa, (ii) to describe ART regimen effectiveness, durabili…
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
An excellent understanding of the level of, and trends in, disease burden and how these have been (and can be) influenced by the implementation of prevention and treatment interventions is of considerable importance to national health programmes, as well as international donor ag…
Pınar Etiz, Ali Tanju Altunsu
…clusion: The present findings provide information about the epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Adana during the 4-year period. The occurrence of cases at the most productive age is important to show the degree of economic loss in Turkey. Tuberculosis is a contagious i…
Wasakul V, Disratthakit A, Mayxay M, Chindavongsa K, Sengsavath V, et al.
…nce, Laos, during the 2020-21 malaria season, using genomic epidemiology methods to elucidate parasite population dynamics and identify its causes. Methods In this genetic analysis, 2164 P falciparum dried blood spot samples were collected from southern Laos between Jan 1, 2017, …
Yang C, Gao Q
…tize the strategies for TB control. Evidence from molecular epidemiology studies has delineated the recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) strains in many settings. However, the transmission patterns of TB in most areas of China are still not clear. S…
Frédérique Chammartin, Cam Ha Dao Ostinelli, Kathryn Anastos, Antoine Jaquet, Ellen Brazier, et al.
ABSTRACT Purpose The objectives of the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) are to (i) evaluate the delivery of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in children, adolescents and adults in sub-Saharan Africa, (ii) to describe ART regimen effectiveness,…
Al-Jardani A, Al Yaquobi F, Adikaram C, Al Wahaibi A, Al-Balushi L, et al.
…and exploring the geospatial distribution to understand the epidemiology of TB in Oman. Methods Confirmed cases with spoligotyping clusters were randomly selected. WGS of 70 isolates were selected for final analysis. Correlation of epidemiological and geospatial data was conducte…
Ammad Saddique, Sara Malik, Shehlla Qadir, R Khalid, Aamena Gardazi, et al.
… for effective management. The study aimed to determine the epidemiology and clinical burden of infectious diseases at Bakhtawar Amin Hospital, Multan, Pakistan, identifying high-risk populations, seasonal trends, and predictors of mortality. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical…
Lin Y, Du Y, Shen H, Guo Y, Wang T, et al.
Background China is a country with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB). TB outbreaks are frequent in schools. Thus, understanding the transmission patterns is crucial for controlling TB. Method In this genomic epidemiological study, the conventional epidemiological survey data com…
Girum T, Muktar E, Lentiro K, Wondiye H, Shewangizaw M
…f MDR-TB challenged the country. It is of an important; the epidemiology of drug resistant TB is not well understood. There are few studies conducted to assess the prevalence, determinants and treatment outcome of MDR-TB with inconclusive finding. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a…
Fan J, An J, Shu W, Huo F, Li S, et al.
Skeletal tuberculosis (STB) is one of the most common forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis; however, limited epidemiological data are available on this public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries. The aims of this study were to analyze the epidemiological …
Kendall EA, Malhotra S, Cook-Scalise S, Denkinger CM, Dowdy DW
…likely clinical impact and how this impact depends on local epidemiology and implementation strategy. Methods A Markov state-transition model of 100,000 representative South African adults with TB was used to simulate implementation of the regimen BPaMZ (bedaquiline, pretomanid, …
Ropa B, Flint J, O'Reilly M, Pavlin BI, Dagina R, et al.
…nal Department of Health and its partners developed a field epidemiology training programme of Papua New Guinea (FETPNG) to strengthen the country's public health workforce. The training programme covers field epidemiology competencies and includes the design, implementation and …