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Alireza Nikonajad, Sadegh Ali Azimi, Abbas Allami, Reza Qasemi Bargi, Alijan Tabarraei
…em worldwide. This study was carried out to investigate the epidemiology of EPTB in the Golestan Province, Northeast of Iran.
Rangasamy Ramanthan, M. Jayapritha
Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in developing countries like India. Pulmonary TB is predominant in children, but a substantial proportion also present with extrapulmonary TB. This study aims to analyze clinico-ep…
Intisar Abbood, Intisar Abbood, Faris Lami
Tuberculosis (TB) was the first cause of death among communicable diseases before the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the number of TB patients with negative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) fatalities was 1.3 million, 80,000 …
Gayathr Devi HJ
…forms of Tuberculosis. There are sparse data describing the epidemiology of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis, hence this study was done in a tertiary care centre. Methodology: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted at a tertiary care centre from 2012 to 2016. It included 29…
Shereen Farghaly, Ashraf Zin El-Abdeen, Lamiaa H. Shaaban, Abelmalek Mahmoud
Context Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a worldwide health problem. Its presence generally reflects poor tuberculosis control. Adequate knowledge about social and epidemiological factors and their interaction is required for its control. Aims To describe incidence, demogra…
Khushali Solanki, Manju Toppo
When Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects organs or tissues outside of the lungs, it results in various illnesses known as extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Every system of the body's organs is impacted by the multiple types of EPTB. –1 The study aimed to characterize EPTB patien…
Arthur W. Baker, Eileen K Maziarz, Sarah S. Lewis, Jason E. Stout, Deverick J. Anderson, et al.
… during cardiac surgery; however, little is known about the epidemiology and clinical courses of cardiac surgery patients with invasive MABC infection. METHODS: We retrospectively collected clinical data on all patients who underwent cardiac surgery at our hospital and subsequent…
T. Kalpana, M. Mugunthan, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Kalaiarasan Ellappan
…In this review, we have summarised the current knowledge on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment of NTM.
A. Shamseeda, A. K. Jayasree
Background: India accounts for 24% of the global TB burden and 29% of deaths. Although HIV is considered the most potent risk factor for TB, the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the world and its effect on TB burden is greater than HIV infection. DM is common in the south …
T. J. P. Pinto, Yuvaraj B. Chavan, Vijaykumar Singh
Background: The WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme works towards the goal of a world free of TB, with zero deaths, disease and suffering due to the disease. Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and usually curable disease. Yet in 2022, TB was the worlds second leading cause of death…
Wanli Kang, Jian Du, Yunqing Chang, Hongyan Chen, Jianxiong Liu, et al.
…enter observational study conducted in China aimed to study epidemiology of concurrent PTB-EPTB cases by diagnostically defining TB types then implementing association rules analysis. Methods This study was conducted at 21 hospitals in 15 provinces in China and included all inpat…
Rakshit Kumar Singh, Chehak Bewtra, Praveena Kher
…ious known presentations of ocular TB and reviews essential epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment elements.
 Methodology: The present study is a systematic review of literature searched from electronic databases and highly reputed websites like PubMed, researchgate, Elsevie…
Evandro Carlos Martinho da Fonte, Ana Carolina Pereira de Castro, Ana Beatriz Floriano de Souza, Fernanda Maria Bajos Conrado Aguiar, Ana Cláudia Tofalini, et al.
Tuberculosis remains an important cause of preventable mortality in Brazil, marked by significant regional and social inequalities. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of deaths that occurred during tuberculosis treatment in the state of Paraná. A descriptive…
Subash Bhatta, Nayana Pant
Introduction: Tuberculosis has evolved through ages to remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite having a very successful Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course program, tuberculosis is still one of the most widespread infections in Nepal. This study w…
Bruna dos Santos Martins Moraes, Ricardo de Sousa Cavalcante, Rogério Umbelino da Silva, Paulo Danilo da Silva e Silva, Cláudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos Dias, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex or Koch’s bacillus, primarily occurs via inhalation when an infected individual sneezes, coughs, or speaks, releasing droplets into the air. It presents in two forms: localized only in the pulmonary parenchyma (p…
Guyo Kanchora, Roba Jiso, Meseret Tsegaye, Abraha Bisrat
A cross-sectional study was conducted at Yabello district, Southern Ethiopia from December 2009 to April 2010 with the aim of an epidemiological survey of Bovine tuberculosis through different diagnostic approach Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin test (CIDT), Questionnaire surve…
Happy Kurnia Brotoarianto, Ajid Risdianto, Yuriz Bakhtiar, Muhammad Kamil, Muhamad Thohar Arifin
Introduction: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common manifestations of extrapulmonary TB. In contrast to pulmonary TB, currently, there is no consensus for standard management of spinal TB particularly in diagnosis. This study aims to provide an overview of spinal TB …
Ismail Ouhammou, Hinde Hami, Ouassima Erefai, Driss Hmouni
Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem. In most cases, appropriate and correctly administered anti-tuberculosis treatment leads to recovery. However, the presence of certain factors increases the risk of relapses. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological profile…
Vijay Kumar Yadawa, KumariSushma Saroj, Ravindra Prasad
Background:Childhood tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries withtubercular meningitis being a serious complication with high mortality and morbidity. India has one of thehighest burdens of tuberculosis (TB) globally, accounting for around 20% of all…
Carlos Eduardo Freitas Dantas, Maria Luisa Souza de Paula, Thiago Sales, Mylena Etelvina de Macedo Alves, Pedro Henrique Matheus Leão dos Santos, et al.
Tuberculosis ( Mycobacterium tuberculosis ) remains a relevant public health challenge in Brazil, with 30,259 cases recorded in Recife between 2013 and 2023. The municipality accounts for 45.1% of tuberculosis diagnoses in the state, standing out as the epicenter of the disease i…
Laiane Rodrigues Macêdo, Larissa Duarte de Melo, Carolaine Brenda Ridolfi, Myrna Ohana da Costa Lira, L. Simón, et al.
Tuberculosis is a respiratory-transmitted infectious disease and a public health problem. The incarcerated population is a high-risk group, especially as Brazil has the third largest prison population worldwide. Prison environments, characterized by overcrowding and limited acces…
Ana Carolina Pereira de Castro, Evandro Carlos Martinho da Fonte, Luana Graziely Parra da Silva, Mauricio Sério de Paula, Raquel Bragueto Ruiz, et al.
The Indigenous population is historically vulnerable to infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB), due to sociocultural factors, barriers to access to health services, and precarious living conditions. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of TB cases repo…
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…
Farhang Babamahmoudi, Alireza Razavi, Amirhossein Hessami, Foroogh Heydari, Mohsen Hosseinzadegan, et al.
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic, life-threatening, and contagious infectious. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinical findings of TB in Qaemshahr.Material and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we investigated all…
Al-Zanbagi AB, Shariff MK
…of therapy can avoid this. This timely review discusses the epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, current diagnostic tools and therapy.