Objective This study aims to further quantify evidence of the association between exposure
to indoor air pollution (IAP), tobacco smoke etc., on the one hand and the risk of contracting …

The HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and
tuberculosis (TB) pandemics are perpetuated by a significant global burden of HIV/TB co …

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells can recognize and respond to some bacterially
infected cells. Several in vitro and in vivo models of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …

Background Rapid laboratory technologies which can effectively distinguish active
tuberculosis (ATB) from controls and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are lacked. The …

Individuals co-infected with HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are more likely to
develop severe tuberculosis (TB) disease than HIV-naive individuals. To understand how a …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) infections are leading causes of morbidity and mortality …

The present work reports two novel pharmaceutical co-crystals; 2: 1 isoniazid-glutaric acid
(INHGA) and 2: 1 pyrazinamide-glutaric acid (PGA). Isoniazid and pyrazinamide are key first …

Aim This study mainly evaluates the clinical characteristics and chest chest computed
tomography (CT) findings of AFB-positive and AFB-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) …

Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection among HIV/AIDS patients, including
those following Antiretroviral Therapy treatment. The risk of tuberculosis infection is higher in …

Background Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal hematogenous spread form of
mycobacterium tuberculosis with approximately 15–20% mortality rate in children. The …