The impact of digital training and mentoring on early childhood education teachers’ knowledge and practices related to nutrition and health by Herawati Netti, B Nuraeni, R Efendi, Y Herlina, N Kusumaningtyas, Zam R Zam, Rudianto, Y Natakusuma, AM Ramadhan

“…They submit anthropometric data and tuberculosis incidence reports every month. We recommend the future research design training material based on the teacher assessment, focusing on topics that teachers have not yet mastered. …”
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Cost and cost-effectiveness of BPaL regimen used in drug-resistant TB treatment in the Philippines by D. Evans, K. Hirasen, D.J. Casalme, M.T. Gler, A. Gupta, S. Juneja

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Mathematical analysis of the transmission dynamics of HIV/TB coinfection in the presence of treatment by Oluwaseun Sharomi, Chandra N. Podder, Abba B. Gumel, Baojun Song

“…This paper addresses the synergistic interaction between HIV andmycobacterium tuberculosis using a deterministic model, which incorporatesmany of the essential biological and epidemiological features of the two dis-eases. …”
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Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Diseases (MSMD) in a 13-Year-Old Ethiopian Girl with Autosomal Dominant Interferon Gamma Receptor 1(IFN-γ R1) Defect: A Clinical Diagnosti... by Netsanet Azene Gebeyehu, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Freeman Alexandra, Messay Tesfaye Demissie, W Mihretu Gebre, Aklilu Melaku Gebremariam, Dagmawit Mitiku Engliz, Tizita Yosef Kidane, Lidya Million Bekele, Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik

“…The most striking diagnosis was repeated mycobacterial infections. She had tuberculosis affecting lymph nodes, skin and soft tissue, bone and joints, the lungs, and epidural and paraspinal regions. …”
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Assessment of scattered and leakage radiation from ultra-portable X-ray systems in chest imaging: An independent study. by Leonie E Paulis, Roald S Schnerr, Jarred Halton, Zhi Zhen Qin, Arlene Chua

“…Ultraportable (UP) X-ray devices are ideal to use in community-based settings, particularly for chest X-ray (CXR) screening of tuberculosis (TB). Unfortunately, there is insufficient guidance on the radiation safety of these devices. …”
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Spacetime modeling of mortality by infectious and parasitic diseases in Brazil: a 20-year ecological and population-based study by Lucas Almeida Andrade, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Wandklebson Silva da Paz, Danilo de Gois Souza, José Augusto Passos Góes, Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Liliane Moretti Carneiro, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Karina Machado Araújo, Allan Dantas dos Santos, Márcio Bezerra-Santos

“…The leading causes of death included acute respiratory infections ( n  = 1,130,069; 52.49%), septicemia ( n  = 289,817; 13.46%), human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( n  = 232,892; 10.82%), tuberculosis ( n  = 104,121; 4.84%), and neglected tropical diseases such as Chagas disease ( n  = 94,788; 4.40%) and schistosomiasis ( n  = 10,272; 0.48%). …”
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Synthesis and Antimycobacterial and Photosynthesis-Inhibiting Evaluation of 2-[(E)-2-Substituted-ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazoles by Ales Imramovsky, Jan Kozic, Matus Pesko, Jirina Stolarikova, Jarmila Vinsova, Katarina Kralova, Josef Jampilek

“…The compounds were also evaluated for their ability to inhibit photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts. 2-[(E)-2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazole, 2-[(E)-2-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazole and 2-{(E)-2-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-1,3-benzoxazole showed the highest activity against M. tuberculosis, M. kansasii, and M. avium, and they demonstrated significantly higher activity against M. avium and M. kansasii than isoniazid. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis BCG Surface Antigens Expressed under the Granuloma-Like Conditions as Potential Inducers of the Protective Immunity by Yingyu Chen, Lia Danelishvili, Sasha J. Rose, Luiz E. Bermudez

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a highly transmissible infection and remains of great concern as a zoonosis. …”
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Management of Recurrent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Adult Patients by Neval Elgormus, Yusuf Elgormus, Bagnu Dundar, Fatma Bozkurt, Huseyin Dogu, Hafize Uzun

“…Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis as the etiology of hydrocephalus; short duration of antibiotics used for treatment; high cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein and blood C-reactive protein (CRP) levels; and prolonged use of prophylactic antibiotics were found to be related to an increased rate of recurrent infection occurrence. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to wood smoke and impact of the combined exposure to tobacco by C.A. Torres-Duque, C. Jaramillo, A. Caballero, N.J. Proaños-Jurado, M.J. Pareja-Zabala, J.B. Soriano, M. González-García

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Mapping livestock systems, bovine and caprine diseases in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Province, Chad by Kella Douzouné, Joseph Oloukoi, Ismaila Toko Imorou, Toure Gorgui Ba, Derrick Chefor Ymele Demeveng

“…The main diseases recorded in cattle include contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (11.3%), bovine tuberculosis (2.5%), foot-and-mouth disease (45.0%), bluetongue (1.7%) and disease with symptoms reminiscent of rinderpest (2.5%). …”
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A systematic review of Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D. adams traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, bioactivities, and toxicities by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Yeongjun, Ban, Kang, Youngmin

“…Adams, popularly referred to as wild sunflower, has been used for generations across several African communities to treat various diseases, including malaria, wounds, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, gastric ulcers, measles, tuberculosis, stomach ache, rheumatic pains, and gonorrhea. …”
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Commitment, partnerships and operational research: three priorities for 11 EMR countries to achieve TB elimination by M. van den Boom, K. Bennani, G. B. Migliori, L. D’Ambrosio, R. Centis, A. Parvez Sayed, H. Y. Atta, Y. Hutin

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Inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined phenotype: when to use and what to expect? by Srishankar Bairy, Tarun Tiwari, Himanshu Mittal, Neeraj Gupta, Meghana M

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Polymorphism of the mannose-binding lectin gene in the Arctic indigenous populations of the Russian Federation by S. Yu. Tereshchenko, M. V. Smolnikova

“…Isolated Arctic populations were suggested to experience some intracellular infections (tuberculosis, leprosy) historically later and, unlike Caucasoid populations, to retain the high activity of the lectin complement activation pathway formed in the early stages of human evolution.…”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Comparative Study between Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by Shayesteh Khalili, Tahereh Sabaghian, Meghdad Sedaghat, Zahra Soroureddin, Elham Askari, Neda Khalili

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Use of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Ethiopia: evidence from retrospective health facility survey data by Getnet Alemu, Arjun S Bedi, Zemzem Shuka, Anagaw Mebratie, Matthias Rieger

“…The secondary outcome measures are the use of health services by adults including antiretroviral therapy (ART), tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy and dental servicesResults There is a sharp reduction in the use of both inpatient (20%–27%, p<0.001) and outpatient (27%–34%, p<0.001) care, particularly in Addis Ababa, which has been most acutely affected by the virus. …”
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Late Onset of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults Living with HIV in an Urban Area in Brazil: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Priscila Ribeiro Guimarães Pacheco, Ana Laura Sene Amâncio Zara, Luiz Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…The more common opportunistic infections at ART initiation were pneumocystosis, cerebral toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, and histoplasmosis. Overall, 38.8% of patients had HIV viral load equal to or greater than 100,000 copies/mL. …”
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Antituberculosis Drugs (Rifampicin and Isoniazid) Induce Liver Injury by Regulating NLRP3 Inflammasomes by Qiang Su, Wei Kuang, Weiyi Hao, Jing Liang, Liang Wu, Chunmei Tang, Yali Wang, Tao Liu

“…Patients being treated for pulmonary tuberculosis often suffer liver injury due to the effects of anti-TB drugs, and the underlying mechanisms for those injuries need to be clarified. …”
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Developing a priority global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector: protocol for a scoping review by Alessandro Cassini, Raph L Hamers, Koe Stella Asadinia, Silvia Bertagnolio

“…Introduction To accelerate the response to the public health threat by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the WHO is developing a Global Research Agenda for AMR in the human health sector that aims to provide a global and transparent assessment of priority knowledge gaps related to critical bacteria—including Mycobacterium tuberculosis—and fungi that inform control and response strategies to tackle AMR by 2030. …”
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