Comprehensive genomic surveillance reveals transmission profiles of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in Pará, Brazil by Davi Josué Marcon, Davi Josué Marcon, Abhinav Sharma, Alex Brito Souza, Alex Brito Souza, Rafaella Bonfim Barros, Valnete das Graças Dantas Andrade, Ricardo José de Paula Souza Guimarães, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Lima, Lúcia Helena Martins Tavares Monteiro, Ana Judith Pires Garcia Quaresma, Ana Judith Pires Garcia Quaresma, Layana Rufino Ribeiro, Layana Rufino Ribeiro, Philip Noel Suffys, Robin Mark Warren, Carlos Augusto Abreu Alberio, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Emilyn Costa Conceição

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Joint spatiotemporal modelling of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia using a Bayesian hierarchical approach by Legesse Kassa Debusho, Leta Lencha Gemechu

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Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

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Evaluation of Humoral Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigens for Correlation with Clinical Status and Effective Vaccine Development by Mamiko Niki, Maho Suzukawa, Shunsuke Akashi, Hideaki Nagai, Ken Ohta, Manabu Inoue, Makoto Niki, Yukihiro Kaneko, Kozo Morimoto, Atsuyuki Kurashima, Seigo Kitada, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Koichi Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hoshino

“…Although tuberculosis remains a major global health problem, Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only available vaccine. …”
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Levels of Interferon-Gamma Increase after Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a High-Transmission Setting by Iukary Takenami, Brook Finkmoore, Almério Machado, Krisztina Emodi, Lee W. Riley, Sérgio Arruda

“…We investigated IFN-γ levels before and after a six month course of isoniazid among individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a high-transmission setting. …”
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The impact of maximum cross-sectional area of lesion on predicting the early therapeutic response of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Fuzhen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Zilong Yang, Ruichao Liu, Shanshan Li, Yu Pang, Liang Li

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Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

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The Role of Syk/CARD9-Coupled C-Type Lectin Receptors in Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections by Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala, Lisa M. Graham, Gordon D. Brown

“…Although many of the PRRs appear to be redundant in the control of M. tuberculosis infection in vivo, recent discoveries have revealed a key, nonredundant, role of the Syk/CARD9 signalling pathway in antimycobacterial immunity. …”
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The important roles of ERAP1, ERAP2 genes polymorphisms and their DNA methylation levels in pulmonary tuberculosis by Shi-Hong Su, Xue-Qian Cai, Yong-Huai Li, Ai-Hui Xu, Qian Huang, Hua Niu, Qing-Hai You, Geng-Yun Sun

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A mediation analysis of meteorological factors on the association between ambient carbon monoxide and tuberculosis outpatients visits by Tianfeng He, Tianfeng He, Xujun Qian, Jing Huang, Guoxing Li, Xinbiao Guo

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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Its Association with Adrenal Insufficiency: Assessment with the Low-Dose ACTH Stimulation Test by René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Adrian Rendon, Maximiliano Barrera-Sánchez, Kevin Erick Gabriel Carlos-Reyna, Neri Alejandro Álvarez-Villalobos, Gloria González-Saldivar, José Gerardo González-González

“…Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major public health care concern that affects the life of millions of people around the world. …”
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Genetic diversity and transmission pattern of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis based on whole-genome sequencing in Wuhan, China by Liqing Wei, Jun Chen, Zhen Deng, Zefang Zhang, Zhengbin Zhang, Qionghong Duan

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Interpretation Criteria for Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Test for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in Maroua Area of Cameroon by J. Awah-Ndukum, J. Temwa, V. Ngu Ngwa, M. M. Mouiche, D. Iyawa, P. A. Zoli

“…Intradermal tuberculin test (TST) is the choice method for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (Tb) in live animals. This work was done to assess the performance of single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin (SICCT) test in randomly selected cattle in Maroua, Cameroon, against detection of Tb lesions and detection of Tb lesions plus acid fast bacilli in lesions. …”
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Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin (BPaLM) for multidrug- or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review by Denise Rossato Silva, Flávia Fonseca Fernandes, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira, Wanderley Bernando, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello

Subjects: “…Tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant…”
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Effects of Bedaquiline on Antimicrobial Activity and Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Xia-Li Lyu, Ting-Ting Lin, Jing-Tao Gao, Hong-Yan Jia, Chuan-Zhi Zhu, Zi-Hui Li, Jing Dong, Qi Sun, Wei Shu, Sai-Sai Wang, Li-Ping Pan, Hai-Rong Huang, Zong-De Zhang, Qi Li

“…Bedaquiline (Bdq) exerts bactericidal effects against drug-susceptible and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, including multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains (MDR-MTBs). …”
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Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population. by Alison C Castle, Susanne S Hoeppner, Itai M Magodoro, Urisha Singh, Yumna Moosa, Ingrid V Bassett, Emily B Wong, Mark J Siedner, Vukuzazi Study Team

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) may predispose individuals to the development of diabetes. …”
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Tuberculosis Exposure from a Healthcare Worker to Patients in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by Maria Casalino, Thivia Jegathesan, Michael Sgro, Elizabeth Rea, Matthew Muller, Douglas M. Campbell

“…The nosocomial spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a healthcare worker with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis disease to patients remains a risk in the healthcare environment, including neonatal intensive care units. …”
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Influencing factors for delay in healthcare-seeking, definitive diagnosis, identification in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Minhang District by MA Qiongjin, YAN Huiqin, WU Yunhua, GUO Xu, YANG Lijia, TANG Lihong, YANG Shengyuan

Subjects: “…pulmonary tuberculosis…”
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Serology of Viral Infections and Tuberculosis Screening in an IBD Population Referred to a Tertiary Centre of Southern Italy by Marco Ardesia, Giuseppe Costantino, Placido Mondello, Angela Alibrandi, Walter Fries

“…The aim of our study was to assess the immune status for hepatitis B, varicella, mononucleosis, and cytomegalovirus infection together with the determination of the hepatitis C and tuberculosis status in Southern Italy. Methods. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis, together with serology of hepatitis B and C, Epstein-Barr virus, varicella zoster, and cytomegalovirus were collected by analysing retrospectively the clinical charts of IBD patients. …”
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...The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and the awkward population genetics of extreme clonality ... by Stritt, Christoph, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…In this review, we highlight the challenges of extreme clonality by discussing population genetic inference with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, a group of closely related obligate bacterial pathogens of mammals. …”
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