Pulmonary versus extrapulmonary tuberculosis among diagnosed tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis [0.03%]
Md Mayin Uddin Hasan,Mohammad Injamul Hoq,Saifur R Chowdhury
Md Mayin Uddin Hasan
Background: Tuberculosis remains one of the primary infectious diseases in Bangladesh that affects both adults and children. Poor diagnostic criteria and insufficient reporting, especially of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) ...
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in people living with HIV: Clinical issues, therapeutic challenges and perspectives in sub-Saharan Africa. A narrative review [0.03%]
Christian Tague
Christian Tague
HIV coinfection and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) pose a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where high HIV prevalence promotes tuberculosis progression and complicates its management. In people living with HIV ...
Diagnostic utility of Xpert MTB/RIF ultra in clinically suspected tuberculous lymphadenitis in low-burden settings: a single center experience from Saudi Arabia [0.03%]
Manar Almutairi,Reema Alalmaee,Elaf Alamer et al.
Manar Almutairi et al.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health issue, particularly among HIV-positive individuals. In Saudi Arabia, the incidence has declined to 8.4 per 100,000 but remains a concern among high-risk groups. Extra...
Association of vitamin D receptor TaqI gene polymorphism and vitamin D deficiency with risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Ethiopian population [0.03%]
Addisu Melake,Mihretu Jegnie
Addisu Melake
Background: The relationship between vitamin D receptor gene variations and other risk factors in pulmonary tuberculosis remains unclear, largely due to the complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. The purp...
Senlin Zhan,Hongyi Zhang,Qiaoli Peng et al.
Senlin Zhan et al.
Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) frequently produces thoracic-cage deformities-kyphosis and rib fusion-that restrict chest expansion and impair ventilation, occasionally progressing to atelectasis or pulmonary fibr...
Analysis of knowledge, acceptance and willingness to manage tuberculosis preventive treatment among Chinese village doctors [0.03%]
Yuhan Wang,Yuhui Hou,Yuang Yang et al.
Yuhan Wang et al.
Background: Village doctors played a crucial role in tuberculosis (TB) control in China. While scant attention has been paid to village doctors' knowledge of TB preventive treatment (TPT), even less is known about their w...
Tuberculosis-associated IRIS in a young non-HIV patient undergoing TNF-α blockade for ankylosis spondylitis: a rare case report from Italy [0.03%]
意大利一例青年强直性脊柱炎患者在抗TNF-α治疗期间出现与结核相关的免疫重建炎症综合征：罕见病例报告
Enrico Perugini,Laura Campogiani,Luigi Coppola et al.
Enrico Perugini et al.
Patients receiving anti-TNF-α therapy are at increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). While immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is classically associated with HIV-infected individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy...
Surgical site infection due to Mycobacterium wolinskyi after inguinal hernia surgery: A case report and review of the literature [0.03%]
腹股沟疝术后沃尔森斯基分枝杆菌感染1例及文献复习
Yoshitaka Wakabayashi,Shin Nakayama,Ai Yamamoto et al.
Yoshitaka Wakabayashi et al.
Mycobacterium wolinskyi (MW) is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that was first identified in 1999 using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Although the number of reported cases of MW infection has been increasing in recent years, surgical site infec...
Tuberculosis-related stigma and associated factors among people with pulmonary tuberculosis predominantly co-infected with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study [0.03%]
乌干达坎帕拉市肺结核（包括艾滋病合并感染）患者相关耻辱及其影响因素的横断面研究
Jonathan Izudi,Simon Kyazze,Francis Bajunirwe
Jonathan Izudi
Rationale: Stigma has a profound effect on the well-being and treatment outcomes of people with tuberculosis (PWTB). Despite its negative effects, TB-related stigma remains underexplored in high-burden TB settings such as...
Drug resistance pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [0.03%]
埃塞俄比亚监狱囚犯中的耐药性肺结核：系统评价和 Meta 分析
Getu Diriba,Ayinalem Alemu,Abyot Meaza et al.
Getu Diriba et al.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe public health issue in prison inmates in Ethiopia since there is no routine screening for TB during prison admission. Also, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a significant pu...