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Lee MR, Chang LY, Ko JC, Wang HC, Huang YW
… present review aims to provide general insight into NTM-LD epidemiology in Taiwan. In reviewing NTM epidemiology in Taiwan, we discovered three distinguishing features. First, NTM disease incidence has increased in Taiwan over the past decade. Second, the distribution of NTM var…
Guthrie JL, Ronald LA, Cook VJ, Johnston J, Gardy JL
…d other demographic factors refines our understanding of TB epidemiology and local TB transmission. Background Population-level TB surveillance programs and research studies in low incidence settings often report all persons born outside the country in which the study is conducte…
Mattiuzzi C, Lippi G
…ticle provides an overview on the current worldwide disease epidemiology in older persons, analyzing information contained in the World Health Organization (WHO) health data and statistics database. Methods Epidemiology data on diseases in older persons (i.e., in subjects aged 60…
Menzies NA, Parriott A, Shrestha S, Dowdy DW, Cohen T, et al.
…n. We conducted a comparative analysis of tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology and potential intervention effects in California, using three previously developed epidemiologic models of TB. Objectives: To compare the influence of various modeling methods and assumptions on epidemiologi…
Xu Y, Li Q, Zhu M, Wu X, Wang D, et al.
The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and profile of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) among children with TB in Sichuan province of China.From January 2015 to December 2018, microbiological culture-confirmed child TB cases (aged <15 years…
Harris RC
Background: With an estimated 10.4 million incident tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2015, and the current trajectory of 1.5%/year incidence rate decline, new TB vaccines are urgently needed to help meet the WHO goal of tuberculosis elimination by 2050. However, insufficient epidemiolo…
Hazelbag CM, Dushoff J, Dominic EM, Mthombothi ZE, Delva W
…ming public health policy in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria epidemiology published between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2018. Articles were included if models stored individual-specific information, and calibration involved comparing model output to population-level targets. We…
Dhawan V, Bown J, Lau A, Langlois-Klassen D, Kunimoto D, et al.
The epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in high-income countries is increasingly dictated by immigration. The influence of this trend on paediatric TB and TB elimination are not well defined. We undertook a 25-year conventional and molecular epidemiologic study of paediatric TB in …
Yerezhepov D, Gabdulkayum A, Akhmetova A, Abilova Z, Rakhimova S, et al.
Objective Tuberculosis is a major health problem in many countries, including Kazakhstan. Host genetics can affect TB risk, and epidemiological and social factors may contribute to disease progression. Due to the high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in the country, our resear…
Zhou J, Ma X, Lu TJ, Zhuang Y, Li JL, et al.
Objective We described epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among students and evaluated susceptible populations and areas in Guizhou province and also to provide scientific suggestions for prevention and control. Setting Guizhou, China. Design This is …
Hensel J, McAndrews KM, McGrail DJ, Dowlatshahi DP, LeBleu VS, et al.
The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine provides protection against tuberculosis (TB), and is thought to provide protection against non-TB infectious diseases. BCG vaccination has recently been proposed as a strategy to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2) to combat the C…
Jane E. Gross, Charlotte C. Tenebäck, Julie Sweet, Silvia M. Caceres, Katie R. Poch, et al.
Abstract Rationale Outbreaks of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) have been reported at CF centers with conflicting conclusions. The occurrence of NTM at the UVMC (University of Vermont Medical Center) adult CF program was investigated. Ob…
Yuanyuan Liu, Xinyu Wang, Xiao Peng, Lu Lu, Hui Yang, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Osteoarticular tuberculosis (OATB) in children may lead to bone and joint deformities, which seriously affect the growth and development of children. However, the epidemiological data on pediatric OATB are relatively scarce. The goal of this study is to understand…
John Osei Sekyere, Melese Abate Reta, Nontuthuko Excellent Maningi, P. B. Fourie
…alth problem. However, a systematic review of TB resistance epidemiology in Africa is wanting. Methods A comprehensive systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science and ScienceDirect for English research articles reporting on the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis…
Olha Konstantynovska, Oleksandr Liashenko, Petro Poteiko, Anton Rohozhyn, Ivan Hrek, et al.
Ukraine ranks fourth globally with the highest number of MDR (multiple drug resistant) and XDR (extensively drug resistant) TB cases in the world. Recent study showed M. tuberculosis isolates were as high as 35% XDR in Ukraine, and the most common strains among the XDR-TB are due…
A. A. Yusuf, A. S. Kumurya, M Yusha’u
…t bacillus sputum smears. This study aimed at the molecular epidemiology of aspergillus species isolated from individuals with suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in Adamawa, Nigeria. A total of 425 early morning sputum from patients attending seven selected tuberculosis cl…
Rıza Durmaz, Salih Cesur, İSMAİL CEYHAN, Günnur Tarhan
<span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: "Noto Sans Display Light", serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.38);">Introduction: This study was planned to determine the second line drug resistance and molecular epid…
Е. А. Базыкина, О. Е. Троценко, V. B. Turkutyukov, Л. А. Балахонцева, В. О. Котова
Aim. To determine epidemiologic manifestations of HIV-infection associated with tuberculosis in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD). Materials and methods. The retrospective epidemiologic analysis was performed based on the official statistical data form № 61 «Data on HIV inf…
Asare-Baah M, Séraphin MN, Salmon LAT, Lauzardo M
Mixed infections with genetically distinct Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains within a single host have been documented in different settings; however, this phenomenon is rarely considered in the management and care of new and relapse tuberculosis (T.B.) cases. This study a…
Bourahima Kone, Anou M. Somboro, Jane L. Holl, Bocar Baya, Antieme Acg Togo, et al.
…uch as the African region. Recent developments in molecular epidemiology tools have significantly improved our understanding of TB transmission patterns and revealed the high genetic diversity of TB isolates across geographical entities in Africa. This study reports the results o…
Sora Yasri, Viroj Wiwanitkit
… of extensively drug-resistant M. tuberculosis. The genetic epidemiology study on the extensively drug-resistant M. tuberculosis isolate can provide helpful data for local public health planning. Here, the authors reappraise on the available data[34] on molecular epidemiology of …
A. A. Asratyan, Т. А. Семененко, I. B. Kal’nin, O. A. Orlova, D. V. Solov’yov, et al.
Background. Psychiatric hospitals, where patients with immunodeficiency often do not comply with basic preventive measures, as well as receiving a wide range of medical procedures, including parenteral ones, are the institutions of high risk of socially significant infections spr…
R.C.A. Thompson
Part A: molecular epidemiology as a discipline and its applications to current and emerging problems of infectious disease the tools of molecular epidemiological investigations analysis and interpretation of data diagnosis evolutionary relationships population genetics ecological…
Kiswendsida Yanogo Pauline, Schmit Jean-Luc, Sophie Fresse Anne, Meda Nicolas, Ganry Olivier
…osis Program, we found it essential to describe the precise epidemiology on this disease. All reported cases of tuberculosis between 2007 and 2011 were retrospectively included and a descriptive analysis of the incidence of the disease and patients’ characteristics was cond…
Shunhang Wen, Zupan Lin, Yue Zhang, Fangfang Lv, Haiyan Li, et al.
… respiratory infections (ARIs). The aim was to describe the epidemiology, molecular, and clinical characteristics of HAdV among children hospitalized with ARIs in Wenzhou in southeastern China. METHODOLOGY: From January 2018 to December 2019, nasopharyngeal swab or sputum specime…