Fitness costs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to rifampicin is compensated by rapid Th2 polarization mediated by early and high IL-4 production during mice infection by Ma. Fernanda Arce-Aceves, Roberto Espinosa-Neira, Dulce A. Mata-Espinosa, Jorge A. Barrios-Payan, Hugo G. Castelán-Sánchez, Sofía L. Alcaraz-Estrada, Mauricio Castañón-Arreola, Rogelio Hernández-Pando

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Exploring the role of Microbiome in Susceptibility, Treatment Response and Outcome among Tuberculosis Patients from Pakistan: study protocol for a prospective cohort study (Micro-STOP) by Zia Ul-Haq, Muhammad Shahzad, Simon C Andrews

“…Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common infectious disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. …”
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Pretreatment attrition after rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF or ultra in high TB burden countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tom Decroo, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, Tinne Gils, Christelle Geneviève Jouego

“…Introduction The WHO endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) technique since 2011 as initial test to diagnose rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB). No systematic review has quantified the proportion of pretreatment attrition in RR-TB patients diagnosed with Xpert in high TB burden countries.Pretreatment attrition for RR-TB represents the gap between patients diagnosed and those who effectively started anti-TB treatment regardless of the reasons (which include pretreatment mortality (death of a diagnosed RR-TB patient before starting adequate treatment) and/or pretreatment loss to follow-up (PTLFU) (drop-out of a diagnosed RR-TB patient before initiation of anti-TB treatment).Methods In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we queried EMBASE, PubMed and Web of science to retrieve studies published between 2011 and 22 July 2024, that described pretreatment attrition for RR-TB using Xpert in high TB burden countries. …”
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Integration of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Application in Hydroxyapatite-Based Scaffolds in the Treatment of Vertebral Bone Defect due to Spondylitis Tuberculosis: A Translational Study by Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim, Ahmad Nugroho, Muhammad Luqman Labib Zufar, Irfan Fathurrahman, Tri Kurniawati

“…Progressive increase of vertebral involvement of skeletal tuberculosis (TB) is reported as the main cause, especially in developed countries. …”
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Harnessing new mHealth technologies to Strengthen the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Vietnam (V-SMART trial): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ben J Marais, Joel Negin, James Johnston, Virginia Wiseman, Greg J Fox, Thu Anh Nguyen, Binh Hoa Nguyen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Justin Beardsley, Guy Barrington Marks, Kavindhran Velen, Tho Dang, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Dinh Hoa Vu, Thu Thuong Do, Cuong Pham Duc, Huu Lan Nguyen, Huu Thuong Pham, Warwick Britton

“…Introduction Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a major public health problem globally. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children Who Received Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Historical Cohorts Study 2009–2019 by Fassikaw Kebede, Habtamu Tarekegn, Mulugeta Molla, Dube Jara, Abebe Abate

“…The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is the strongest risk factor for endogenous reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) through target reduction of CD4, T-lymphocytes, and cellular immune function. …”
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Interferon (IFN)-gamma (γ) inducible protein 10 (IP-10) in the diagnosis of latent and active tuberculosis in Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)-vaccinated pediatric population. by Magdalena Druszczynska, Michał Seweryn, Sebastian Wawrocki, Anna Pankowska, Anastasiia Kulbachko, Magdalena Jurczak, Magdalena Kowalewska-Pietrzak

“…<h4>Background</h4>Accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children continues to be challenging, primarily due to the low bacterial load characteristic of the disease and the obstacles in collecting sputum samples. …”
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The accuracy of ChatGPT in writing a commentary on “Epidemiology of first- and second-line drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Manizhe Khosravi, Salehoddin Bouya, Masoud Keikha

“…Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases…”
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Peptidoglycan-Like Components in Z-100, Extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Aoyama B, Increase IL-12p40 via NOD2 by Takayuki Horii, Yuki Orikawa, Yuta Ohira, Runa Eta, Uiko Tominaga, Takanori Sato, Takao Tanaka

“…Z-100 is a hot-water extract of the human-type Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain Aoyama B. While Z-100’s macrophage-mediated immunomodulatory effects have been reported, the mechanistic details have not been fully clarified. …”
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Culture-independent detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA using targeted next generation sequencing in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) oronasal swabs in South Africa by Sinegugu Kholeka Mhlophe, Charlene Clarke, Giovanni Ghielmetti, Giovanni Ghielmetti, Megan Matthews, Tanya Jane Kerr, Michele Ann Miller, Wynand Johan Goosen, Wynand Johan Goosen

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Clinical Evaluation of a Rapid Reciprocal-Flow PCR Assay and Real-Time PCR Assay with Quenching Probe for Detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex by Kosuke Kosai, Keisuke Matsumoto, Takahisa Ishikawa, Yasuhide Kawamoto, Norihiko Akamatsu, Kenji Ota, Fujiko Mitsumoto-Kaseida, Norihito Kaku, Hiroo Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Katsunori Yanagihara

“…This study investigated the diagnostic efficiencies of two assays for the detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex: (1) the reciprocal-flow real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based GeneSoC assay and (2) the real-time PCR based GENECUBE MTB assay with quenching probe. …”
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Performance of three diagnostic tests for tuberculosis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients presenting to a health facility in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya by Eunita A. Ochola, Marshal M. Mweu

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Diego Armus. La ciudad impura. Salud, tuberculosis y cultura en Buenos Aires, 1870-1950. Buenos Aires, Edhasa, 2007, 413 páginas. by María José Billorou

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Constructing a model of effective information dissemination in a crisis. Information dissemination, Crisis, Crises, Tuberculosis, Dissemination of information, Meta-ethnographic analysis, Social marketing by Fiona Duggan, Linda Banwell

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Assessing the effects of diabetes mellitus on the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and the QuantiFERON-TB gold plus assays for tuberculosis treatment monitoring: a prospective cohort study by Paulo Ranaivomanana, Arimanitra Razafimahefa, Mame Ndiaye, Crisca Razafimahatratra, Haja Ramamonjisoa, Perlinot Herindrainy, Mamy Raherison, Antso Hasina Raherinandrasana, Julio Rakotonirina, Jonathan Hoffmann, Rila Ratovoson, Niaina Rakotosamimanana

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Quantifying sputum production success during community-based screening for TB by P.J Kitonsa, J. Sung, D. Isooba, S. Birabwa, I. Naluyima, J. Kakeeto, W. Kamya, A. Nalutaaya, P. Biché, D.W. Dowdy, A. Katamba, E.A. Kendall

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Mal de Pott en paciente pediátrico. Presentación de un caso by Lourdes Marimón Amador, Ángel Ernesto Gómez Marimón

Subjects: “…tuberculosis de la columna vertebral…”
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Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals by B. Muriithi, M.M. Bundi, T. Moriyasu, A. Ahmed, M. Mwamzuka, M. Karama, S. Kaneko

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Updated treatment guidelines for drug-resistant TB: how safe are clofazimine-based regimens? by E. Pontali, M. Raviglione

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Comparison of Al[18F]-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT and [18F]-FDG PET/CT in a patient with lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report and literature review by Jingjie Qin, Jinming Yu, Yuchun Wei

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