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Boualam A, Seghiri R, Touil D, Berrid N, Aouane EM
Introduction according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is a global emergency and a leading cause of death as a world bacterial disease. This dangerous disease affects poor and vulnerable populations, mainly seniors and children. This study aimed to descr…
Kanyama C, Kouanfack C, Nyirenda S, Mfinanga S, Kivuyo SL, et al.
Background CNS infections cause approximately a third of HIV-related deaths. The Driving Reduced AIDS-Associated Meningo-encephalitis Mortality DREAMM study aimed to prospectively diagnose the aetiology of HIV-related CNS infection in five public hospitals in Cameroon, Malawi, an…
Manohar Bhatia, Yogesh Sharma, Vikas Dwivedi, Pradeep Sukla, Bikramjeet Mitra, et al.
**BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in India, particularly in Madhya Pradesh. In this study, we aimed to examine epidemiological trends and treatment outcomes in TB patients in the Datia and Tikamgarh districts of Mad…
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…
Filardo TD, Andrzejewski A, Croix M, Self JL, Fraimow HS, et al.
…ith IGRA results. More research is needed to understand the epidemiology of OTB to inform clinical and diagnostic practices.
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 …
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…
Queiroz MAF, Lima SS, Amoras EDSG, Sousa FDM, Souza IP, et al.
Several factors are associated with the development of different clinical forms of tuberculosis (TB). The present study evaluated epidemiological variables and cytokine levels in samples from 89 patients with TB (75 with pulmonary TB and 14 with extrapulmonary TB) and 45 controls…
M.R. Kadivar, M.R., Ghaneh Shirazi, R., Khavandegaran, F., Karimi, M.
…ts from high-incidence countries. This study determined the epidemiology of tuberculosis among Afghan immigrants in Fars province, southern Islamic Republic of Iran. From April 2000 to April 2002, all records were examined for new tuberculosis patients of Afghan origin registered…
Roméo Bujiriri Murhega, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou, Férol Baudelaire Babatundé Gbenou, Laté Dzidoula Lawson, Raïssa Diaby, et al.
… on cervical spine tuberculosis, offering insights into its epidemiology, therapeutic strategies, and outcomes. **METHODS:** A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE and Google Scholar was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses gu…
Kang W, Yu J, Liang C, Wang Q, Li L, et al.
…r observational study conducted in China aimed to study the epidemiology of concurrent PTB-EPTB cases by diagnostically defining TB types and then implementing association rules analysis. Methods The retrospective study was conducted at 21 hospitals in 15 provinces in China and i…
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…
Ikeda S, Cruz A, Starke J
Abstract Background Childhood tuberculosis can be found via passive case finding (PCF), diagnosing a symptomatic child, and active case finding (ACF), discovering a child through contact tracing. Most high prevalence areas perform PCF, but as ACF is introduced, the clinical and r…
Mariona Cortacans, Nino Gogichadze, Pablo Soldevilla, Zoran Stojanovic, Onno Akkerman, et al.
This review brings together global data on bacterial, fungal, nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) and viral infections that complicate the course of individuals following the diagnosis of pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB). It shows how residual structural lung damage (…
Oo N, Agrawal DK
…y. This review synthesizes recent findings on TBM, covering epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, and management strategies. TBM disproportionately affects immunocompromised populations, including individuals with HIV, with the highest mortality observ…
Machrumnizar Machrumnizar, Tris Eryando, Adang Bachtiar, Rina Kurniasri Kusumaratna, Meiyanti Meiyanti, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infection remain a significant public health challenge in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aims to identify the determinants and epidemiological characteristics of TB-HIV co-infection using data from the 2023 national TB registry. *…
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…
Taylan M, Dogru S, Sezgi C, Yilmaz S
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue. Determining TB trend and seasonal variability provides useful information for designing treatment strategies and control programs. Aim The present study attempts to investigate the epidemiological trend and the sea…
Stuti Sharma, Anurag Agarwal, Ashwani Khanna
**BACKGROUND:** Neurological involvement is one of the deadliest forms of tuberculosis especially in pediatric population. **AIM:** To study the clinico-epidemiological profile of 75 cases of pediatric TB meningitis and its co-relation with CBNAAT/TRUENAT positivity. **STUDY DE…
Eddabra R, Neffa M
Introduction despite major strides in the prevention, diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, the disease continues to be one of the most pressing global health problems, particularly in developing countries. The purpose of the present study was to describe the epidemiological …
Diefenbach-Elstob T, Graves P, Dowi R, Gula B, Plummer D, et al.
…e Daru and the South Fly District. This study describes the epidemiology of TB diagnosed at Balimo District Hospital (BDH) in the Middle Fly District of Western Province, PNG. Methods All patients (n = 1614) diagnosed with TB at BDH from April 2013 to February 2017 were recorded.…
Duffy SC, Srinivasan S, Schilling MA, Stuber T, Danchuk SN, et al.
Background Zoonotic tuberculosis is defined as human infection with Mycobacterium bovis . Although globally, India has the largest number of human tuberculosis cases and the largest cattle population, in which bovine tuberculosis is endemic, the burden of zoonotic tuberculosis is…
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, Liu S, Du J, Tang P, Chen H, et al.
Aims A high proportion of all patients with tuberculosis (TB) present with extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), including concurrent EPTB involving more than one extrapulmonary lesion site. However, previous reports only characterized lesions of single-site EPTB cases. This study aimed to i…
Chaw L, Mat Salleh L, Abdul Hamid R, Thu K
…infectious and less recognised than PTB, understanding EPTB epidemiology is important as it also contributes to the overall TB burden in a country. Examining EPTB cases by their specific anatomical site would provide more information on risk factors. Raising public awareness on t…