MCL Plays an Anti-Inflammatory Role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Induced Immune Response by Inhibiting NF-κB and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Qingwen Zhang, Xinru Jiang, Weigang He, Kailin Wei, Jinxia Sun, Xiangyang Qin, Yuejuan Zheng, Xin Jiang

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains a significant menace to global health as it induces granulomatous lung lesions and systemic inflammatory responses during active tuberculosis (TB). …”
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Different Transcriptional Profiles of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Infected with Distinct Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin by Nunzia Sanarico, Alessia Colone, Manuela Grassi, Viviana Speranza, Daniela Giovannini, Antonio Ciaramella, Vittorio Colizzi, Francesca Mariani

“…In order to analyze dendritic cells (DCs) activation following infection with different mycobacterial strains, we studied the expression profiles of 165 genes of human monocyte-derived DCs infected with H37Rv, a virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) laboratory strain, CMT97, a clinical MTB isolate, Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), Aventis Pasteur, and BCG Japan, both employed as vaccine against tuberculosis. …”
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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillance system by Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry

“…Objective Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS are public health concerns in Papua New Guinea (PNG). …”
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Tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients treated at Bosaso TB Hospital, Bosaso, Somalia: A five-year retrospective study. by Saaid Said Jama, Mohamed Mohamud Abdi

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Correction: Evaluation of TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-6 Cytokine Production and Their Correlation with Genotype Variants amongst Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts. by Lavanya Joshi, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri, Prathiba Nallari, Sitaramaraju Penmetsa, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam

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Best practice guidelines for professional nurses to provide self-management support to adults with tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: A scoping review. by Eric Tornu, Portia Jordan, Michael McCaul

“…<h4>Background</h4>Adults with tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus coinfection require professional nurses' support to manage their illness, treatment and its effect on their daily lives. …”
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Planned, ongoing and completed tuberculosis treatment trials in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: a 2019 cross-sectional descriptive analysis by Tamara Kredo, Duduzile Edith Ndwandwe, Lindi Mathebula, Lovemore Mapahla, Dilyara Nurkhametova, Liliya Eugenevna Ziganshina, Mikateko Mazinu, Esme Jordan

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Tuberculosis and drug resistance in a region of Southern Italy among native and foreign-born populations: A twelve-year province-based study by Salvatore Rotundo, Salvatore Nisticò, Helen Linda Morrone, Luigia Gallo, Saveria Dodaro, Carmelo Papola, Pasquale Minchella, Giovanni Matera, Francesca Greco, Luigi Principe, Lorenzo Antonio Surace, Francesco Lucia, Francesca Serapide, Alessandro Russo, Carlo Torti, Enrico Maria Trecarichi

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Effectiveness of women-led community interventions in improving tuberculosis preventive treatment in children: results from a comparative, before–after study in Ethiopia by Jacob Creswell, Degu Jerene, Ahmed Bedru, Dawit Assefa, Kalkidan Tesfaye, Samuel Bayu, Samuel Seid, Fikirte Aberra, Amera Khan

“…Objectives Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a service delivery model led by membership-based associations called Iddirs formed by women on tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) initiation and completion rates among children.Design Comparative, before-and-after study design.Setting Three intervention and two control districts in Ethiopia.Participants Children who had a history of close contact with adults with infectious forms of tuberculosis (TB). …”
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The impact of tuberculosis-induced hyperglycemia on pulmonary microbiota and airway mucus secretion in individuals not previously diabetic: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Victor Moses Musyoki, Marianne Mureithi, Annamari Heikinheimo, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Kariuki Njaanake, Omu Anzala

“…Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, psychological stress associated with the tuberculosis (TB) disease, and the metabolites from the rifampicin treatment regimen have been reported to induce hyperglycemia and consequently type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in individuals not previously diabetic. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus and HIV Infection among Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in the North West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study by Leonard Fonkeng Sama, Sidoine Sadjeu, Thibau Flaurant Tchouangueu, Solange Dabou, Georges Ful Kuh, Omer Bebe Ngouateu, Michel Noubom

“…To determine the prevalence rate of HIV and diabetes among tuberculosis (TB) patients and also the comorbidity rate. …”
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Global prevalence, treatment and outcome of tuberculosis and COVID-19 coinfection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (from November 2019 to March 2021) by Qiang Sun, Hui Li, Jie Zhao, Xiaolin Wei, Quan Wang, Shasha Guo, Quanfang Dong, Ning Xu

“…Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak poses a significant threat to the patients with tuberculosis (TB). TB and COVID-19 (TB–COVID) coinfection means the disease caused by both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Clinicoradiological Profile of Lower Lung Field Tuberculosis Cases among Young Adult and Elderly People in a Teaching Hospital of Madhya Pradesh, India by Saurabh Kumar Singh, Kamlesh Kumar Tiwari

“…To study the clinical and radiological features of lower lung field tuberculosis (LLFTB) in relation to the patients of nonlower lung field tuberculosis (non-LLFTB). …”
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Evaluating the Contribution of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pulmonary Infections among HIV and Non-HIV Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Richard Dadzie Ephraim, Anthony Enimil, Venus Frimpong, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Esther Love Darkoh

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of human mortality particularly in association with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). …”
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Assessment tuberculin skin test specificity in water buffalo using five different antigens by Alessandra Martucciello, Francesco Napolitano, Piera Mazzone, Francesco Grandoni, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Monica Cagiola, Gabriele Di Vuolo, Felice Gerardo Giglio, Francesco Grippa, Giorgio Galiero, Federica Signorelli, Esterina De Carlo

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB notifications in Ukraine in 2020 by A.N. Shapiro, M. Dolynska, S.S. Chiang, N. Rybak, V. Petrenko, C.R. Horsburgh Jr, J. Kobe, I. Terleieva, O. Sakalska, H.E. Jenkins

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Characteristics of and treatment outcomes in rifampicin-intolerant patients by R. Mangat, S.K. Brode, H.K. Mah, M.S. Brar, N.F. Sabur

Subjects: “…tuberculosis treatment…”
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Operational research as a mechanism to improve treatment outcomes for drug-resistant TB in the WHO European Region by G.B. Migliori, O. Korotych, J. Achar, A. Ciobanu, G. Dravniece, M. Germanovych, E. Gurbanova, A. Hovhannesyan, N. Khachatryan, L. Kuksa, N. Lomtadze, M.L. Rich, A. Skrahina, A. Yedilbayev

Subjects: “…tuberculosis…”
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Embracing novel thinking to safeguard against airborne pathogens in indoor spaces by H. van der Westhuizen, J.-A. Nice, C. Tudor, Y. Liu, S. Ahmedov, A.R. Kansal, P.A. Jensen, R.L. Vincent, G. Mustapha, V. Vauhkonen, I.M. Ochoa Delgado, M. van der Walt, G. Volchenkov

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Modeling TB and HIV co-infections by Lih-Ing W. Roeger, Z. Feng, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

Subjects: “…tuberculosis…”
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