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Yu. I. Feshchenko, Olga Bilogortseva, Ярослава Ігорівна Доценко, Iryna Shekhter, Oksana Sivachenko, et al.
Introduction. The main thrust of the global tuberculosis response for decades has been focused on tuberculosis (TB) in adults. However, this approach has failed to achieve the expected results in TB control. Therefore, WHO has changed the paradigm of TB control with a focus on ch…
Yu Bai, Y. Xue, Mucong Li, Mengtao Li, Chanyuan Wu
To the Editor: Tuberculosis (TB) persists as one of the leading causes of death from a single infectious agent worldwide and has regained prominence following the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic.[1] Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) constitute a partic…
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…
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…
Nomfanelo Maenetje, Matthew Oladimeji, Mandla Mlotshwa, Daniel Hoft, Christina Lindan, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** Studying individuals who do not get infected with tuberculosis (TB) despite being persistently exposed to infectious TB may enable us to identify TB protective mechanisms. **METHODS:** Between Apr 2015 and Apr 2017, we recruited adult household contacts (HHCs) …
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 …
Cobelens F, Nagelkerke N, Fletcher H
Although several factors are known to increase the risk of tuberculosis, the occurrence of tuberculosis disease in an infected individual is difficult to predict. We hypothesize that active human cytomegalovirus infection due to recent infection, reinfection or reactivation plays…
Odiko Ae, Mmemek-Abasi Etim, Oloyede IP, S Onukak, A Adegboye
…rol strategies. Objective: This review aimed to assess LTBI epidemiology together with diagnostic and treatment challenges in Nigeria. Methods: Search of relevant articles on Latent tuberculosis in Nigeria compared to other countries published between 2008 and 2023 were undertake…
Aliyu Evuti Haruna, Nma Bida Alhaji
Abstract Background The co-infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and HIV poses a major global health threat, particularly in regions with high HIV prevalence. An estimated 4.4 million people are co-infected, with TB being a leading cause of AIDS-related deaths. While over …
Garima Singh, Akhil JANARDHANAN, Shweta Sharma, Bharti VYAS, Shakir Ali, et al.
…s in knowledge regarding diabetes-associated tuberculosis's epidemiology, management, and control. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 11(4):191-200.
Afroditi Boutou, Christos Karachristos, Pantelis Vlachogiannis, Christina Rampiadou, Helen Kerezidou, et al.
<b>Background:</b> Although immigration flows continue in Greece, there has been a gradual change in the country of origin of the refugees/immigrants that arrived in the country, in the last years. <b>Aims:</b> To compare the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the re…
Tatyana Tyulkova, Anastasiia Russkikh, Sergey Skornyakov, К. В. Кузнецова, Vladimir Khorotetto, et al.
The TB incidence in Russia is steadily decreasing, but in some regions, there is an increase. One of the reasons for the unstable situation is internal migration. <b>Aims:</b> To describe the epidemiological features of TB and M.tuberculosis (MTB) in adult pulmonary TB patients a…
Avnish Sandhu, Erin Pollock, Shona Smith, James Sunstrum, Dana G. Kissner
… or active TB. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiology of TB among patients seen in the Detroit Health Department. We will refer to our study population as Detroit TB cases. Methods A retrospective descriptive study was conducted in collaboration with the Michig…
Mareli Claassens, Chawangwa Modongo, Tadesse Kassaye, Gunar Guenther, Emmanuel Nepolo, et al.
…, with an unprecedented impact on public health. SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology was poorly understood, especially in the African context. A particular gap in knowledge was the effect of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) on the outcomes of Covid-19 disease. We implemented a research study that a…
Kasuya S, Imai A, Uchimura K, Ohkado A, Kawatsu L
Objective This study aims to compare the epidemiology of notifications of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among Japan-born and foreign-born children in Japan between 2010 and 2020, and to assess the language used during LTBI case interviews with parents or caregivers of fore…
Boucaid A, Zegmout A, Bhairis M, Amraoui M, Laaraje A, et al.
Background Among occupational hazards in healthcare settings, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) ranks as a major concern, particularly threatening healthcare workers (HCWs) in nations grappling with intermediate to high tuberculosis (TB) rates. Our study was conducted in Moroc…
Guthrie JL, Kong C, Roth D, Jorgensen D, Rodrigues M, et al.
Background Understanding regional molecular epidemiology allows for the development of more efficient tuberculosis prevention strategies in low-incidence settings. Methods We analyzed 24-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) ge…
Yun Choi, Su Jin Park, Hee Seon An, Hyun Mi Kim, Ji Yeon Yoo, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health concern, particularly in congregate settings such as schools, where adolescents are at increased risk transmission. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, transmission dynamics, an…
Obaldía N 3rd, Nuñez M, Montilla S, Otero W, Marin JC
…le to TB than other NHPs. Here we present the diagnosis and epidemiology of a TB outbreak at The Gorgas Memorial Institute Aotus colony in Panama, and the results of two cross-sectional randomized TB screening studies, using antibody (Ab) and IFN-gamma release assay testing. Resu…
Guthrie JL, Strudwick L, Roberts B, Allen M, McFadzen J, et al.
…Qualitative data indicated that participants viewed genomic epidemiology as a useful tool to streamline investigations, particularly in differentiating latent TB reactivation from the recent transmission. Based on this, genomic data could be used to enhance CIs, focus resources, …
Yogendra Shah
…population. This book provides an overview of the molecular epidemiology pattern, transmission dynamics, host response, evolution, and pathogenesis mechanisms of TB. Chapters explore such topics as mechanisms associated with increasing trends of drug-resistant TB, the development…
Okada RC, Barry PM, Skarbinski J, Chitnis AS
…ng end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. We reviewed the epidemiology of TB and ESRD, investigations of TB exposures in US dialysis facilities, and published guidelines to inform screening and treatment practices among US ESRD patients. Compared to TB in the general population…
…nd their standardized management, aiming at facilitating TB epidemiology investigation, scene disposal and related effect evaluation.
Luís Henrique Candini, Moara Alves Santa Bárbara Borges, Vitor Alves de Souza, Iago Dib Cunha
This is de data from the study: Clinico-Epidemiological Characteristics and Outcomes of Latent Tuberculosis Treatments at a Tertiary Center in Central-West Brazil from 2017 to 2019.
L. Perini, Aroldo Carvalho, Marcos Guchert, Rodrigo Marzola, Sónia Faria, et al.
Objective: Clinical and epidemiological analysis of pediatric patients with LTBI (latent tuberculosis infection). Method: Observational, descriptive, analytical and retrospective research, with data collection from medical records of patients suspected of having LTBI treated at a…