Calderon, Roger I. Arriaga, Maria B. Lopez, Kattya Barreda, Nadia N. Sanabria, Oswaldo M. Fróes Neto, José F. Araújo, Davi Neri Lecca, Leonid Andrade, Bruno B.
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundThe accuracy of different laboratory tests for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes (preDM) in populations exposed to tuberculosis (TB) remains poorly understood. Here, we examined the prevalence of DM and preDM in TB affected people in Lima, Peru.MethodsA prospective cohort study of patients affected TB and their household...
Menon, Sonia Francis, Joel Zdraveska, Natasha Dusabimana, Alfred Bhattacharyya, Samit
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Systematic Reviews
BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is burgeoning as a global chronic health condition. Some studies suggest that tuberculosis (TB) can even cause diabetes in those not previously known to be diabetic, which as a corollary can add to the already heavy global DM burden. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening for DM at the start of TB ...
Kendall, Emily A. Malhotra, Shelly Cook-Scalise, Sarah Denkinger, Claudia M. Dowdy, David W.
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundRegimens that could treat both rifampin-resistant (RR) and rifampin-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) while shortening the treatment duration have reached late-stage clinical trials. Decisions about whether and how to implement such regimens will require an understanding of their likely clinical impact and how this impact depends on local epi...
Anastasopoulou, Amalia Ziogas, Dimitrios C. Samarkos, Michael Kirkwood, John M. Gogas, Helen
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Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs) have revolutionized cancer treatment producing remarkable and durable responses for a range of malignancies. However, the additional modulation of immune response by ICBs may rarely cause immune-related infectious complications, including re-activation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBC) with detrimental effe...
Nooh, Faisal Crump, Lisa Hashi, Abdiwahab Tschopp, Rea Schelling, Esther Reither, Klaus Hattendorf, Jan Ali, Seid M. Obrist, Brigit Utzinger, Jürg
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty
BackgroundDirectly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) is the current mainstay to control tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. Context-specific adaptations of DOTS have impending implications in the fight against TB. In Ethiopia, there is a national TB control programme with the goal to eliminate TB, but uneven distribution across lifestyle gradients r...
Babafemi, Emmanuel O. Cherian, Benny P. Ouma, Betty Mogoko, Gilbert
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Systematic Reviews
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in children is a major challenge with up to 94% of children with TB treated empirically in TB high-burden countries. Paediatric tuberculosis (PTB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, particularly in developing countries. Most deaths/morbidity from TB in paediatrics could be prevented with...
Chikovani, Ivdity Diaconu, Karin Duric, Predrag Sulaberidze, Lela Uchaneishvili, Maia Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim Zoidze, Akaki Witter, Sophie
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Trials
BackgroundTuberculosis is one of the greatest global health concerns and disease management is challenging particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Despite improvements in addressing this epidemic in Georgia, tuberculosis remains a significant public health concern due to sub-optimal patient management. Low remuneration for specialists, li...
Qiu, Ye Zeng, Wen Zhang, Hui Zhong, Xiaoning Tang, Shudan Zhang, Jianquan
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundDue to the similar clinical, lung imaging, and pathological characteristics, talaromycosis is most commonly misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of talaromycosis pleural effusion (TMPE) and to distinguish TMPE from tuberculosis pleural effusion (TPE).MethodsWe enrolled 19 cases each of TMPE and TP...
Kurniawati, Ari Padmawati, Retna S. Mahendradhata, Yodi
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BMC Research Notes
ObjectiveIndonesia ranks second globally in the number of cases not reported to the National Tuberculosis Control Program, accounting for 11% of the total cases lost worldwide. In 2016, the Ministry of Health has issued Regulation Number 67 on tuberculosis control, which requires mandatory tuberculosis notification. We aimed to assess the prospecti...
AlSahafi, Abdullah Jaber Shah, Hassan Bin Usman AlSayali, Mashal Mesfer Mandoura, Najlaa Assiri, Mohammed Almohammadi, Emad Lafi Khalawi, Alaa AlGarni, Abdullah Filemban, Maimona Kamal AlOtaibe, Adel Khaled
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem in many developing countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Patient compliance with anti-tuberculosis treatment is a determining factor in controlling the spread of TB. This study compares the default rate and the perception of their treatment among TB patients being...
