Background The existing estimate of the global burden of latent TB infection (LTBI) as “one-
third” of the world population is nearly 20 y old. Given the importance of controlling LTBI as …

Background Tens of millions of children are exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis globally
every year; however, there are no contemporary estimates of the risk of develo** …

Background Worldwide, approximately 2 million children younger than 15 years of age are
infected with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with MDR tuberculosis …

The global tuberculosis (TB) and child health community has increasingly prioritized the
childhood TB epidemic. In 2013, the childhood TB subgroup developed and published the …

Background: The American Thoracic Society, US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, European Respiratory Society, and Infectious Diseases Society of America …

Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

The objectives of the 2022 consolidated guidelines are: to provide policy makers and
implementing partners with evidence-based recommendations on the cascade of care for …

Background Tuberculosis in children is increasingly recognised as an important component
of the global tuberculosis burden, with an estimated 1 million cases in 2015. Although …

Executive summary Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained
declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide …

Background Tuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease, which affects different parts of a
human body, mainly lungs and can lead to the patient's death. The aim of this study is to …