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Challenges, innovations and considerations for the use of tongue swabs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection

Anura David, Keneilwe Peloakgosi-Shikwambani, Zanele Nsingwane, Violet Molepo, Wendy Stevens, Lesley Scott

published 27 Oct 2025

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Prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis infection (TBI) among residents of a monastery situated in a high-TB burden area: A cross-sectional study, Sikkim, India

Mohammad K. Siddiqui, Shagufta Khan, Rinchenla Bhutia, Vivek Nair, Ashok Rai, Nirmal Gurung, Tseten Yamphel, Peggy K. Dadul, Debya S. Kerongi, Karma Doma Bhutia, Jagat Pradhan, Kabita Khati, Sreenivas A. Nair, Shamim Mannan, Kiran K. Rade, Dinesh Gupta, Pawan Malhotra, L. Masae Kawamura, Shikha Dhawan, Asif Mohmmed

published 13 Oct 2025

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Dysglycemia and the airway microbiome in cystic fibrosis

Laura N. Brenner, Ching-Ying Huang, Minsik Kim, Lindsay Bringhurst, Christopher J. Richards, Leonard Sicilian, Isabel Neuringer, Melissa S. Putman, Peggy S. Lai

published 07 Oct 2025

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Active case finding for tuberculosis in tea gardens of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional survey

Arifa Nazneen, Tanjina Rahman, Aazia Hossain, Anjan Kumar Saha, Ahammad Shafiq Sikder Adel, Asif Mujtaba Mahmud, Khalequ Zaman, Azharul Islam Khan, Aung Kya Jai Maug, Shahriar Ahmed, Sayera Banu

published 29 Sep 2025

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Epidemiological factors associated with immunological resistance in household contacts exposed to active tuberculosis in South Africa: A logistic regression analysis

Nomfanelo Maenetje, Matthew Oladimeji, Mandla Mlotshwa, Daniel Hoft, Christina Lindan, Robert Wallis, Salome Charalambous, Gavin Churchyard, Vinodh Edward, Andrew Fiore-Gartland, Jerry Shai, Pholo Maenetje

published 19 Aug 2025

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Breaking barriers for TB elimination: A novel community-led strategy revolutionizing tuberculosis case finding and treatment support in Senapati District Manipur-A quasi-experimental pre-post study protocol

Arangba S, Singh S, Nagarajan K, Malaisamy M, Watson B, Muanching L, Mattoo SK, Elangbam V, Singh WS, Ngade D, Ngaopuo A, Lungnalii KT, Serto T, Pfoze P, Nair D, Vignes Anand S, Elizabeth RK, Mark PS, Hanah RN, Yonuo P, Percy S, Padma Priyadarshini C, Kaur H

published 03 Jul 2025

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Facilitators, barriers, and strategies for the implementation of peer-led tuberculosis active case finding among people who use drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Lilian Tina Minja, Liana Monica Minja, Kilian Mlalama, Doreen Pamba, Jerry Hella, Samwel Likindikoki, Cassian Nyandindi, Jessie Mbwambo, Klaus Reither, Jennifer M. Belus

published 28 May 2025

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Nanopore-based targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS): A versatile technology specialized in detecting low bacterial load clinical specimens

Chen Yang, Weiwei Gao, Yicheng Guo, Yi Zeng

published 27 May 2025

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The incremental value of tuberculosis detecting African giant pouched rats over Smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF for Tanzanian TB detection

Tefera B. Agizew, Joseph Soka, Stephen Mwimanzi, Cynthia D. Fast, Gilbert Mwesiga, Nashon Edward, Marygiven Stephen, Rehema Kondo, Christophe Cox, Negussie Beyene

published 29 Apr 2025

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Active case finding using mobile vans with artificial intelligence aided radiology tests and sputum collection for rapid diagnostic tests to reduce tuberculosis prevalence among high-risk population in rural China: Protocol for a pragmatic trial

Xiaolin Wei, Dabin Liang, Zhitong Zhang, Kevin E. Thorpe, Lingyun Zhou, Jinming Zhao, Huifang Qin, Xiaoyan Liang, Zhezhe Cui, Yan Huang, Liwen Huang, Mei Lin

published 11 Apr 2025

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Prospective Analysis of urINe LAM to Eliminate NTM Sputum Screening (PAINLESS) study: Rationale and trial design for testing urine lipoarabinomannan as a marker of NTM lung infection in cystic fibrosis

Kara M. Calhoun, Emily Armantrout, Katie Poch, Silvia Caceres, Valerie K. Lovell, Marion Jones, Kenneth C. Malcolm, Brian Vestal, Emily Wheeler, Noel Rysavy, Jordan Manzer, Ibrahim Aboellail, Delphi Chatterjee, Jerry A. Nick

published 10 Mar 2025

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Performance of three diagnostic tests for tuberculosis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients presenting to a health facility in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

Eunita A. Ochola, Marshal M. Mweu

published 30 Dec 2024

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The predictive value of heparin-binding protein for bacterial infections in patients with severe polytrauma

Li Li, Xiao-xi Tian, Gui-long Feng, Bing Chen

published 26 Dec 2024

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