Throughout history, pandemics of viral infections such as HIV, Ebola and Influenza have
disrupted health care systems, including the prevention and control of endemic diseases …

The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

The risk of progression from exposure to the tuberculosis bacilli to the development of active
disease is a two‐stage process governed by both exogenous and endogenous risk factors …

Investigation of contacts of patients with tuberculosis (TB) is a priority for TB control in high-
income countries, and is increasingly being considered in resource-limited settings. This …

Background Tobacco smoking, passive smoking, and indoor air pollution from biomass fuels
have been implicated as risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection, disease, and death …

Investigation of people exposed to cases of infectious tuberculosis (contact investigation) is
key to tuberculosis control in countries with low tuberculosis incidence. However, in …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the strength of evidence in published articles for an association
between smoking and passive exposure to tobacco smoke and various manifestations and …

This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed
at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation …

Our understanding of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in children is incomplete due to
challenges in diagnosis and reporting. Children have also been largely excluded from …

Background According to WHO Global Health Estimates, tuberculosis (TB) is among the top
ten causes of global mortality and ranks second after cardiovascular disease in most high …