SUMMARY A syndemic is defined as the convergence of two or more diseases that act
synergistically to magnify the burden of disease. The intersection and syndemic interaction …

Extrapulmonary involvement can occur in isolation or along with a pulmonary focus as in the
case of patients with disseminated tuberculosis (TB). The recent human immunodeficiency …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

In the 1980s, after a steady decline during preceding decades, there was a resurgence in
the rate of tuberculosis in the United States that coincided with the acquired …

Completely revised and updated, this respected reference offers comprehensive and current
coverage of every aspect of vaccination-from development to use in reducing disease. It …

Background Tuberculous meningitis is a serious form of tuberculosis (TB) that affects the
meninges that cover a person's brain and spinal cord. It is associated with high death rates …

Tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are currently the two main
causes of death among infectious diseases. There is an increasing number of studies trying …

▪ Abstract Only 5 to 10% of immunocompetent humans are susceptible to tuberculosis, and
over 85% of them develop the disease exclusively in the lungs. Human immunodeficiency …

SEMINAR series, Staphylococcus aureus was the primary cause of bacterial arthritis in 40%
of cases from England and Wales, 7 56% of cases from France, 6 and 37% of cases from …

Peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis accounts for∼ 10% of tuberculosis cases in the
United States. Epidemiologic characteristics include a 1.4: 1 female-to-male ratio, a peak …