A TB model: Is disease eradication possible in India? by Surabhi Pandey, Ezio Venturino

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is returning to be a worldwide global public health threat. …”
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Acute and Fatal Isoniazid-Induced Hepatotoxicity: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Wissam K. Kabbara, Aline T. Sarkis, Paola G. Saroufim

“…A 65-year-old female diagnosed with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was receiving oral isoniazid 300 mg daily. …”
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La lucha antituberculosa en Bucaramanga desde la regulación del espacio físico (1916-1936)1 by Luis Felipe Ortega

“…El presente artículo expone y analiza las políticas públicas y discursos asociados al tratamiento, lucha y prevención de la tuberculosis pulmonar en los espacios físicos públicos y privados en la ciudad de Bucaramanga entre 1916 y 1936. …”
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Successful Handling of Disseminated BCG Disease in a Child with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency by Sílvia Bacalhau, Cristina Freitas, Rosalina Valente, Deolinda Barata, Conceição Neves, Katrin Schäfer, Annelie Lubatschofski, Ansgar Schulz, João Farela Neves

“…In high-burden countries, Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is administered in newborn to prevent severe Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Because life-threatening disseminated BCG disease may occur in children with primary immunodeficiency, vaccination strategy against tuberculosis should be redefined in non-high-burden countries. …”
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Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection by Isamu Matsunaga, Masahiko Sugita

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis and related mycobacteria species are unique in that the acid-fast bacilli possess a highly lipid-rich cell wall that not simply confers resistance to treatment with acid alcohol, but also controls their survival and virulence. …”
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A Case of Tuberculous Spondylitis in Child with Undernourish by Erli Meichory Viorika, Finny Fitry Yani, Roni Eka Sahputra

“…Tuberculous spondylitis accounts for around 2% of all cases of Tuberculosis (TB) and around 15% of extrapulmonary TB cases. …”
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Understanding Disparity on the Canadian Prairies: A Step toward Improving Tuburculosis Outcomes by Victoria Cook, Donald Enarson, Shawna Buccholz

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Spondilitis Tuberkulosa Cervical by Roni Eka Saputra, Irsal Munandar

“…Patients also treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs. Present status,<br />patient is able to perform daily activity with sensoric and motoric good. …”
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Prophylactic phage administration provides a time window for delayed treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in a murine bacteremia model by Wei-Xiao Wang, Jiao-Yang Yu, Xiu-Zhen Chen, Xiu-Zhen Chen, Shi-Yong Fu, Hui Li, Peng-Cheng Yi, Yun-Yao Ren, Shuang-Lin Gu, Jing-Han Gao, Jing Fan, Yan-Mei Sun, Jie Feng, Shi-Wei Wang, Wei Chen, Wei Chen

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Tuberculous Pyonephrosis Involving Duplex Kidney: First Reported Case by Tanweer A.N. Bhatty, Ahmed M. Alkhayat

“…We report a case of tuberculosis (TB) involving duplex kidney that has not been reported in the literature so far. …”
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Endemic Diseases: Globalization, Urbanization, and Immunosuppression by Maria Aparecida Shikanai Yasuda, Pedro Albajar Viñas

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Synthesis and Antitubercular Evaluation of Diverse Glycosylated Ureas from D-Glucose by Neetu Tripathi, Vinod K. Tiwari

“…Tripathi, Former Chief Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India, for his extraordinary contribution to “Drug development against Tuberculosis”…”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Actions of Vitamin D in Combating TB/HIV by Anna K. Coussens, Adrian R. Martineau, Robert J. Wilkinson

“…Tuberculosis (TB) disease activation is now believed to arise due to a lack of inflammatory homeostatic control at either end of the spectrum of inflammation: either due to immunosuppression (decreased antimicrobial activity) or due to immune activation (excess/aberrant inflammation). …”
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Efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in Singapore by Wai Sze Agnes Chan, Yisheng Wong, Hazel Hwee Boon Oon, Colin Thiam Seng Theng, Wei-Sheng Chong

“…Regarding safety, no patient experienced tuberculosis reactivation. A total of 11 (11%) of 99 patients had latent tuberculosis infection and were treated with prophylactic isoniazid. …”
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Progress in programmatic management of drug-resistant TB, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2018-2023 by K. Bennani, M. van den Boom, M.G. ElMedrek, Y. Hutin

“…BACKGROUND: Since 2012, WHO has supported countries in scaling up programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (PMDT). We assessed progress and challenges to formulate recommendations for improvement. …”
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Ureteral Dilatation with No Apparent Cause on Intravenous Urography: Normal or Abnormal? A Pilot Study by Vinita Rathi, Sachin Agrawal, Shuchi Bhatt, Naveen Sharma

“…We conclude that ureteral dilatation with no apparent cause on IVU may indicate urinary tract tuberculosis, urinary tract infection (E. coli), or a missed calculus. …”
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Gambaran Kejadian Hemoptisis pada Pasien di Bangsal Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2011 – Desember 2012 by Intan Irfa, Irvan Medison, Detty Iryani

“…</p><p>Keywords: hemoptysis, prevalence, tuberculosis</p>…”
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Paradoxical reactions to midazolam: A case report by Shenglin Chi, Junjie Ning

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Microbiota alterations in patients treated for susceptible or drug-resistant TB by M. Hauptmann, B. Kalsdorf, J.E. Akoh-Arrey, C. Lange, U.E. Schaible

“…BACKGROUND: We investigated alterations of human microbiota under anti-TB therapies in relationship to the level of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug response. METHODS: Stool, sputum, and oral swab samples were analysed from participants with treatment-naïve TB and participants treated for drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB), drug-resistant TB without injectable drugs (DR-TB-inj–), or with injectable drugs (DR-TB-inj+) at 27–42 days of therapy. …”
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Overt Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection: An Infrequent Occurrence in Archived Tissue from False TB Reactor Cattle in Michigan, USA by Scott D. Fitzgerald, Steven R. Bolin, Kathryn G. Boland, Ailam Lim, John B. Kaneene

“…Based on these results, we found no evidence that overt infection with MAP plays a major role in the false tuberculosis reactor test results for cattle examined in this study.…”
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