Tuberculosis has affected humankind for thousands of years, but a deeper understanding of
its cause and transmission only arose after Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium …

Tuberculosis (TB) is treatable but is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with
men over-represented in some key aspects of the disease burden. Men's TB …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem and at 48%, Karamoja in
North-Eastern Uganda has the lowest treatment success rate nationally. Addressing the …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a complex disease associated with other medical
conditions, that may affect disease severity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of …

Previous studies have attempted to clarify the relationship between the occurrence of
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and exposure to air pollutants. However, evidence from multi …

Rationale: The persistent burden of tuberculosis (TB) disease emphasizes the need to
identify individuals with TB for treatment and those at a high risk of incident TB for …

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) stands as a significant and prevalent infectious disease in
China. Integrating 13 natural and socioeconomic factors, we conduct nine machine learning …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden settings are poorly
understood. Growing evidence suggests transmission may be characterized by extensive …

We characterized the spatial distribution of drug-susceptible (DS) and multidrug-resistant
(MDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a major metropolis in …

Sputum smear microscopy and chest X-ray are the key TB diagnosis methods available in
resource-constrained health settings of many develo** countries worldwide. The test has …