[HTML][HTML] Update on the diagnosis of tuberculosis

I Kontsevaya, AM Cabibbe, DM Cirillo… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Tuberculosis remains a global public health threat, and the development of
rapid and precise diagnostic tools is the key to enabling the early start of treatment …

Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children

B Vonasek, T Ness, Y Takwoingi… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Globally, children under 15 years represent approximately 12% of new
tuberculosis cases, but 16% of the estimated 1.4 million deaths. This higher share of …

[PDF][PDF] WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
The two complementary approaches for improving early detection of TB are illustrated in Fig.
2.1 The primary approach is to optimize the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis and …

Deep learning detection of active pulmonary tuberculosis at chest radiography matched the clinical performance of radiologists

S Kazemzadeh, J Yu, S Jamshy, R Pilgrim, Z Nabulsi… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends chest radiography to
facilitate tuberculosis (TB) screening. However, chest radiograph interpretation expertise …

[HTML][HTML] Association of diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use with subclinical-to-symptomatic spectrum of tuberculosis in 16 countries: an individual participant data meta …

Y Hamada, M Quartagno, I Law, F Malik… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and NCD risk factors, such as
smoking, increase the risk for tuberculosis (TB). Data are scarce on the risk of prevalent TB …

Comparing tuberculosis symptom screening to chest X-ray with artificial intelligence in an active case finding campaign in Northeast Nigeria

S John, S Abdulkarim, S Usman, MT Rahman… - BMC Global and Public …, 2023 - Springer
Background Ultra-portable X-ray devices with artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used
to screen for tuberculosis (TB). Few studies have documented their performance. We aimed …

Early detection of tuberculosis: a systematic review

J Yayan, KJ Franke, M Berger, W Windisch, K Rasche - Pneumonia, 2024 - Springer
Tuberculosis remains a significant global health challenge. Tuberculosis affects millions of
individuals worldwide. Early detection of tuberculosis plays a relevant role in the …

Community-based active-case finding for tuberculosis: navigating a complex minefield

P MacPherson, K Shanaube, MD Phiri… - BMC global and public …, 2024 - Springer
Community-based active case finding (ACF) for tuberculosis (TB) involves an offer of
screening to populations at risk of TB, oftentimes with additional health promotion …

Tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents

B Tchakounte Youngui, BK Tchounga, SM Graham… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The burden of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents remains very significant.
Several million children and adolescents are infected with TB each year worldwide following …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis diagnosis: Current, ongoing, and future approaches

G Bartolomeu-Gonçalves, JM Souza, BT Fernandes… - Diseases, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an impactful infectious disease, leading to millions of deaths
every year. Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes the formation of granulomas, which will …