Patient and Doctor Delays in Smear-Negative and Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Attending a Referral Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey by Gulbanu Horzum Ekinci, Esra Karakaya, Esra Akkutuk Ongel, Osman Haciomeroglu, Adnan Yilmaz

“…Delays are common problem in smear-negative and smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Delays should be reduced to reach an effective tuberculosis control. …”
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Safety and Effectiveness of BPaL-Based Regimens to Treat Multidrug-Resistant TB: First Experience of an Italian Tuberculosis Referral Hospital by Gina Gualano, Maria Musso, Paola Mencarini, Silvia Mosti, Carlotta Cerva, Pietro Vittozzi, Antonio Mazzarelli, Angela Cannas, Assunta Navarra, Stefania Ianniello, Paolo Faccendini, Fabrizio Palmieri

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable, but multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) pose significant challenges worldwide due to the limited treatment options, lengths of therapies, and high rates of treatment failure. …”
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Bovine Tuberculosis in a Nebraska Herd of Farmed Elk and Fallow Deer: A Failure of the Tuberculin Skin Test and Opportunities for Serodiagnosis by W. Ray Waters, Gary E. Stevens, Mark A. Schoenbaum, Kathy A. Orloski, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, N. Beth Harris, S. Mark Hall, Bruce V. Thomsen, Arach J. Wilson, Roger E. Brannian, Jeffrey T. Nelson, Shawn Schafer, Javan Esfandiari, Meghan Dutton, Rena Greenwald, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko

“…Upon depopulation of the herd, the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) was estimated at ∼71–75%, based upon histopathology and culture results. …”
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Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstruction Inflammatory Syndrome (TB-IRIS) in HIV-Infected Patients: Report of Two Cases and the Literature Overview by Klaudija Viskovic, Josip Begovac

“…We describe two HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis-associated immune reconstruction inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS): one with “paradoxical” IRIS and the other with “unmasking” IRIS. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in North Indian Population of HIV/AIDS Patients Receiving HAART by Suman Karmakar, Surendra K. Sharma, Richa Vashishtha, Abhishek Sharma, Sanjay Ranjan, Deepak Gupta, Vishnubhatla Sreenivas, Sanjeev Sinha, Ashutosh Biswas, Vinay Gulati

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Corrigendum: Longitudinal mitochondrial bioenergetic signatures of blood monocytes and lymphocytes improve during treatment of drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis patients by Bridgette M. Cumming, Kelvin W. Addicott, Fernanda Maruri, Fernanda Maruri, Vanessa Pillay, Rukaya Asmal, Sashen Moodley, Beatriz Barreto-Durate, Beatriz Barreto-Durate, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Matilda Mazibuko, Zoey Mhlane, Nikiwe Mbatha, Khadija Khan, Senamile Makhari, Farina Karim, Lauren Peetluk, Alexander S. Pym, Mahomed Yunus S. Moosa, Yuri F. van der Heijden, Yuri F. van der Heijden, Yuri F. van der Heijden, Timothy S. Sterling, Timothy S. Sterling, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Alasdair Leslie, Alasdair Leslie, Alasdair Leslie, Adrie J. C. Steyn, Adrie J. C. Steyn, Adrie J. C. Steyn

Subjects: “…tuberculosis…”
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Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

Subjects: “…Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Saint Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Mikyas Arega Muluneh, Abayneh Birlie Zeru, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abebaw Molla Kebede

“…Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is tuberculosis that is resistant to at least both rifampicin and isoniazid. …”
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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa by Richard Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Sian Floyd, María Rupérez, Helen Ayles, Redwaan Vermaak, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Barry Kosloff, Thomas Gachie, Pete J Dodd, Chali Wapamesa, Michael J Burnett, Nico Kalisvaart, Tila Mainga, Linda Mureithi

“…Clinicians reviewed screening and test results; in Zambia, participants with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive results were followed up 6–13 months later. …”
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Modeling diseases with latency and relapse by P. van den Driessche, Lin Wang, Xingfu Zou

Subjects: “…bovine tuberculosis…”
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Exploring Caregivers’ Perceptions on the Impact of Nyaope and Alcohol Use on Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Investigation by Hulisani Matakanye, Takalani Grace Tshitangano

“…Background. Adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is essential for curing the disease and for preventing drug resistance. …”
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Proceso del cuidado enfermero aplicado en adulto mayor con tuberculosis pulmonar y diabetes mellitus en consulta externa by Peggi Palomino Medina, Andrea Chavez Mendez, Maritza Elvira Ormeño Peve, Haydee Marin Silva

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Development of the novel gene chip and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in broth culture by Wen-Hung Wang, Chun-Yu Lin, Shu-Huei Jain, Po-Liang Lu, Yen-Hsu Chen

Subjects: “…Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Spatial epidemiological analysis based on township scale and analysis of influencing factors of pulmonary tuberculosis cure of Changshu city from 2015 to 2022. by Xiao-Yan Xu, Zheng-Yuan Zhou, Li-Qiang Gong, Li-Qiang Xu, Xiao-Kang Jiao, Bian Yin, Tian-Hong Jiang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to enhance the prevention and control of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and provide more effective and accurate methods in Changshu City.…”
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Successful Endovascular Management of Recurrent Hemoptysis due to Multiple Rasmussen Aneurysms in a Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Scenario by Shritik Devkota, Harish Bhujade, Abhiman Baloji, Nidhi Prabhakar, Atul Saroch, Ujjwal Gorsi

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Spatial epidemiological analysis based on township scale and analysis of influencing factors of pulmonary tuberculosis cure of Changshu city from 2015 to 2022 by Xiao-yan Xu, Zheng-yuan Zhou, Li-qiang Gong, Li-qiang Xu, Xiao-kang Jiao, Bian Yin, Tian-hong Jiang

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Identifying skin surface chemicals as potential tuberculosis diagnostic biomarkers using ultra performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry by Madelien Wooding, Kornelis van Pletzen, Yvette Naudé

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Longitudinal Evaluation of Humoral Immunity and Bacterial and Clinical Parameters Reveals That Antigen-Specific Antibodies Suppress Inflammatory Responses in Active Tuberculosis Patients by Mamiko Niki, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yuji Miyamoto, Masao Okumura, Makoto Niki, Ken-ichi Oinuma, Yukihiro Kaneko, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Yuka Sasaki, Hideo Ogata, Hajime Goto, Shoji Kudoh, Yoshihiko Hoshino

“…A novel tuberculosis vaccine to replace BCG has long been desired. …”
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Bilateral Visual Loss as Presenting Symptom of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection: A Case Report by S. Guerriero, L, Ciracì, T. Centoducati, F. Pignatelli, V. Lamargese, A. Salvati, F. Dicuonzo

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DNA Typing of Mycobacterium bovis Isolates from Badgers (Meles meles) Culled from Areas in Ireland with Different Levels of Tuberculosis Prevalence by Claire Furphy, Eamon Costello, Denise Murphy, Leigh A. L. Corner, Eamonn Gormley

“…In this study we have carried out spoligotyping and variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis of M. bovis isolates from two groups of badgers, representing a wide geographic area, with different tuberculosis prevalence levels. The results of the typing show that there is no geographic clustering of strain types associated with prevalence. …”
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