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Abstract Introduction Tuberculosis infection (TBI) is a great barrier to tuberculosis control. Previous large-scale study had revealed that the TBI rate was between 13% and 20% for the general population in China. Howeve...

Introducción: La tuberculosis ótica es una manifestación extrapulmonar excepcional; su presentación concomitante con afectación intestinal y perianal en pacientes inmunocompetentes es extraordinariamente infrecuente...

Patients receiving anti-TNF-α therapy are at increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). While immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is classically associated with HIV-infected individuals initiating an...

Rationale: Stigma has a profound effect on the well-being and treatment outcomes of people with tuberculosis (PWTB). Despite its negative effects, TB-related stigma remains underexplored in high-burden TB settings such a...

Background: Village doctors played a crucial role in tuberculosis (TB) control in China. While scant attention has been paid to village doctors’ knowledge of TB preventive treatment (TPT), even less is known about thei...

Abstract Background Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) remains a major challenge for TB control in Malawi, particularly in densely populated districts such as Blantyre. Most rifampicin resistance is caused by muta...

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze managers’ discourses regarding aspects that hinder the quality of records related to tuberculosis care in Primary Health Care. Method: A qualitative study conducted in a municipality in...

Abstract Background Managing the simultaneous treatment of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) increases the risk of adverse reactions, drug interactions, and challenges to treatment adherence. To address these complexities, ...

Abstract Objective To investigate whether serum lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) and chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40) levels are associated with drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in children with pulmonary tubercu...

Background: The relationship between vitamin D receptor gene variations and other risk factors in pulmonary tuberculosis remains unclear, largely due to the complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. The pur...

IntroductionThe integration of tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) into HIV services through electronic health records (EHR) can improve outcomes by enhancing care coordination, reducing redundancies, and suppor...

Abstract Objective China has achieved remarkable progress in tuberculosis (TB) control, with the incidence rates declining continuously; however, the disease burden among females remained substantial with pronounced r...

BackgroundThe association between peripheral blood immune-inflammatory markers and neurological involvement in patients with spinal tuberculosis, and to develop a predictive model for early risk assessment. Spinal tuberc...

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) has high morbidity and mortality rates, and drug-resistant strains pose an increasing challenge. Traditional methods for detecting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) are insufficient...

Introduction: Patients with tuberculosis often struggle not only with the burden of physical illness but also significant psychological challenges, especially depression, that affect their quality of life profoundly. Met...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe public health issue in prison inmates in Ethiopia since there is no routine screening for TB during prison admission. Also, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a significant p...

ABSTRACT Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem in Ghana, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Persons with TB are at risk of adverse cardiovascular disease with hyperlipidemia being...

Abstract Objective Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health threat with an incompletely understood pathogenesis. The RNA epigenetic modification N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a key regulator of immune responses in various...

Abstract Background Chronic endometritis (CE) has two principal subtypes—non-specific chronic endometritis (NSCE) and endometrial tuberculosis (ETB). Both can adversely affect embryo implantation. Although ETB is gener...

Background: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains a critical reservoir for the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, particularly in South Asia, where high population density and socioeconomic disparities amplify its...

ABSTRACT Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, necessitating accurate forecasting methodologies to support effective control and prevention strategies. This paper explores the applic...

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health challenge, with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) presenting a serious threat to TB management. Conventional treatment faces challenges such as significan...

BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases and continues to be hindered by poor public awareness, stigma, and misinformation, all of which can contribute to delayed diagnosis, ...

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a critical global public health issue, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions where population density and migration facilitate transmission. While whole-genome sequencin...