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Elena Tudor, Chiril Draganiuc", , Republic of Moldova, Constantin Iavorschi, Albina Brumaru, et al.
The article presents data indicating that at present one of the most important clinical problems is the relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in persons from groups of medical and social risk. It is shown the frequency of the main medicosocial predictors and determinants that ha…
Saliha Nasir, Rachel Marusinec, Amit S. Chitnis, Devan Jaganath
• The proportion of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) cases is increasing in Alameda County. • Over half of EPTB sites were lymph nodes and pleura; 4% involved the CNS. • EPTB cases may be hard to diagnose as were less likely to have lab confirmation. • Risk factors for EPTB were age < 45…
Ekaterina Kulchavenya, Mahmadzarif Merganov, F. R. Sharipov
The objective of the study: to assess the structure of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in two high-burden regions (Siberia, the Far East of the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan), with the consideration of HIV status, gender, and age of patients. Subjects and methods…
Leila Dias da Costa, Tainá Negreiros de Souza, Eduarda Cristina Carnaúba de Andrade, Michele Amaral da Silveira
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with airborne transmission through inhalation of bacilli expelled by a person with active pulmonary/laryngeal TB.Although only individuals with pulmonary/ laryngeal TB (the most common …
Mujammel Haque, Sutopa Halder Supti, Nusrat Jahan, Elora Sharmin
Background: Childhood Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity, which causes a significant TB burden in developing countries. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe clinical profile and diagnostic procedures used in Outpatient Department (OPD)…
Hossein Hatami, Hossein Khani, mohamad hassan lotfi, Aref Atefi, Mahmoud Falahati
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important infectious diseases in the recent century caused by Mycobacterium (MB) tuberculosis. Despite new medical technologies and effective drugs, it still causes human deaths. This study aimed to investigate the trend and fact…
Д. В. Плоткин, М. В. Синицын, М. Н. Решетников, С. А. Стерликов, E. M. Bogorodskaya E. M.
The objective : to assess the incidence of tuberculous peritonitis, to identify its gender and age characteristics, to describe typical comorbidities preceding the development of peritoneal tuberculosis. Subjects and Methods . The following documents were statistically analyzed: …
K. V. Madhumitha, Leena B. S., Vijayasekaran, C. Satheesh, Vidya Krishna
Background: Though the risk of tuberculosis is expected to increase during adolescence, the exact burden of the disease in this age group is often underrepresented and understudied in literature. Methods: We did a retrospective analysis of hospital records of adolescents aged 10-…
sherief Musa, Sabah Ahmed, Hala Abdulnasser Alammari, Mira Atef
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in Egypt, particularly concerning extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Aim: To delineate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, risk factors, and treatment outcomes of EPTB patients. Methods: T…
Donika Mema, Alban Ylli
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health concern in Albania, despite its low-incidence classification. In 2024, 232 TB cases were reported, with stable trends compared to 2022 and 2023. This overview aims to highlight the demographic, clinical, and geographic characteristics of …
Anchu R Nath, Nayanabai Shabadi, И. М. Сон, P V Manirsha
Background:Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) presents unique clinical and diagnostic challenges due to its varied manifestations and often nonspecific symptomatology. Timely diagnosis and effective management are crucial to prevent complications and ensure favorable outcomes. Th…
Mujammel Haque, Mohammad Asif Ali, Taslima Ferdosh, Manik Kumar Talukder
Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity, contributing to a considerable TB burden in developing countries like Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical profile and diagnostic procedures in childhood TB cases …
Isadora Ribeiro Cechet, Camila Schmidt Silveira, João Davi Siebert, Júlia Berdian Sartor, Marcela Avila dos Santos de Farias, et al.
Tuberculosis is an infectious and contagious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis , with a predilection for pulmonary involvement and high incidence in prison environments. It is transmitted through inhalation of aerosols expelled by infected individuals and…
A. P. de Moraes, João Paulo Cavalcanti Figueiredo Soares, Raimundo Fabricio Seade Vieira, Deivid Ramos dos Santos, Dante Bernardes Guibilei, et al.
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the occurrence of notified cases of bone tuberculosis in Brazil during the period from 2009 to 2018. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study. The data consisted of cases reported to the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINA…
Tulika Goswami Mahanta, Malinee Goswami, Nabanita Nirmolia, Baidurjya Mahanta, Ravi Baruah, et al.
Background: India accounts for 27% of global tuberculosis (TB) cases with 8–20% of TB-related deaths. Children account for 5% of new TB cases. This study investigates clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of pediatric TB patients at in a District of Assam. Objectives: T…
Vanisree Ramanathan, Mayur Giri, Ram Gudgila, Sharayu Mhamane, V S Yadav, et al.
Background: HIV TB is a rising challenge in India which a few studies have explored this association in Indian population. Recent studies are missing to help form policies and understand socio demographical factors which affect the prevalence and influence the treatment outcome. …
Youssef El Bahi, Soukaina Loulidi, Mohamed Loukid, Samia Rkha
Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge worldwide, despite significant advances in treatment and prevention. In Morocco, 30,000 cases of tuberculosis are recorded each year. In the Marrakech-Safi region, the incidence reaches 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The aim…
Sattar Najafvand Drikvand, Laleh Gharacheh, Farzad Faraji Khiavi, Soheila Najafvand Drikvand
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global emergency and is one of the major threats to human and public health, more than 60 years of its medical treatment, as well as the economic and social development of societies. More than 2 billion individuals are infected with mycob…
Mosammat Rezaun Nahar, Syeda Anjuman Nasreen, Shyamal Kumar Paul, Mobinul Hoque, Meiji Soe Aung, et al.
• Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in surgical site infections (SSI) were studied in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. • NTM was detected in 7.7% in SSI, mostly following laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparotomy • Sequence analysis of hsp65 revealed M. abscessus and M. …
İlkay Bahçeci
Aim: Despite the developments every passing year, tuberculosis is still a major public health problem in Turkey and in the world. Early and correct diagnosis is important for the control of the disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic efficiency of the cult…
Mariangela Siciliano, Francesco Amisano, Jessica Bagnarino, Giulia Grassia, Patrizia Cambieri, et al.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represent a heterogeneous group of environmental opportunistic pathogens that have emerged particularly in immunocompromised individuals and patients with underlying pulmonary disorders. NTM infections primarily affect the lungs, but can also man…
Apollo Nobre Torres, Mírian Akiko Kawamura, Yasmin Neves Vieira Sabino, Aline Dias Paiva
Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease and presents risk factors linked to social and behavioral issues, as well as comorbidities. This study aimed to evaluate tuberculosis cases reported in Uberaba/MG between 2013 and 2023. Methods: A cross-sectional st…
Subha Sankha Kundu, Rajib Sikder, Rituraj Dey, Kunal Kanti Majumdar, Gautam Kumar Joardar
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria spread by droplet infection.According to global TB report 2017, there were approximately 28 lakhs cases of TB in India accounting a quarter of the world TB cases. Today, it is the…
Gustavo Skonetzky, Amanda Teixeira Watermann, Juliano Torres Cerbaro, Milena Christine Polli, Luiza Trevisan
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EP-TB) presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, with a scarcity of detailed regional studies (Ministry of Health, 2025). This study analyzes 1,739 hospitalizations for EP-TB in Rio Grande do Sul between 2013 and 2024, characterizing…
Ana Carolina Pereira de Castro, Evandro Carlos Martinho da Fonte, Luana Graziely Parra da Silva, Mauricio Sério de Paula, Raquel Bragueto Ruiz, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease considered an important public health problem. This study aimed to describe TB cases reported in the state of Paraná. A descriptive study based on notifications recorded in the Notifiable Diseases Information System between 2022 and 2024…