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Unsuccessful treatment outcome and associated risk factors. A prospective study of DR-TB patients from a high burden country, Pakistan

Asif Massud, Amer Hayat Khan, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Nafees Ahmad, Muhammad Shafqat, Long Chiau Ming

published 10 Aug 2023

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Analytical performances of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay using stool specimens to improve the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Burkina Faso, a tuberculosis endemic country

Odilon D. Kaboré, Anselme Millogo, Bintou Sanogo, Emile Birba, Armel Poda, Boubacar Nacro, Olivier Marcy, Sylvain Godreuil, Abdoul-Salam Ouédraogo

published 31 Jul 2023

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Microbiology sampling in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis cases from northern Alberta

Mitchell J. Wagner, Monette Dimitrov, Grace Y. Lam, Winnie Leung, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Dilini Vethanayagam

published 14 Jul 2023

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Standard diagnostics with and without urine-based lipoarabinomannan testing for tuberculosis disease in HIV-infected patients in a high-burden setting–A cost-effectiveness analysis

Ginenus Fekadu, Yingcheng Wang, Joyce H. S. You

published 14 Jul 2023

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T-BACCO SCORE: A predictive scoring tool for tuberculosis (TB) loss to follow-up among TB smokers

Zatil Zahidah Sharani, Nurhuda Ismail, Siti Munira Yasin, Muhamad Rodi Isa, Asmah Razali, Mas Ahmad Sherzkawee, Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail

published 15 Jun 2023

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Plasma sterols and vitamin D are correlates and predictors of ozone-induced inflammation in the lung: A pilot study

Alexia N. Perryman, Hye-Young H. Kim, Alexis Payton, Julia E. Rager, Erin E. McNell, Meghan E. Rebuli, Heather Wells, Martha Almond, Jamie Antinori, Neil E. Alexis, Ned A. Porter, Ilona Jaspers

published 15 May 2023

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Understanding barriers to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment completion in a low-resource setting: A mixed-methods study in the Kingdom of Lesotho

Afom T. Andom, Hannah N. Gilbert, Melino Ndayizigiye, Joia S. Mukherjee, Christina Thompson Lively, Jonase Nthunya, Tholoana A. Marole, Makena Ratsiu, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Courtney M. Yuen

published 11 May 2023

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Practice regarding tuberculosis care among physicians at private facilities: A cross-sectional study from Vietnam

Do Minh Ngo, Ngoc Bao Doan, Son Nam Tran, Long Bao Hoang, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Vung Dang Nguyen

published 27 Apr 2023

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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and culture assays to detect Mycobacterium Tuberculosis using OMNIgene-sputum processed stool among adult TB presumptive patients in Uganda

Abdulwahab Sessolo, Emmanuel Musisi, Sylvia Kaswabuli, Josephine Zawedde, Patrick Byanyima, Wilber Sabiiti, Stanley Walimbwa, Joseph Ola, Ingvar Sanyu, Rejani Lalitha, Moses Kamya, Lucian Davis, William Worodria, Laurence Huang

published 21 Apr 2023

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Comparison of active tuberculosis case finding strategies for immigrants in South Korea: Epidemiology and cost-effectiveness analysis

Sangwook Park, Chaegyu Sung, Hangseok Choi, Yeo Wool Lee, Yedham Kang, Hee-Jin Kim, Hae-Young Kim, In-Hwan Oh, Seung Heon Lee

published 20 Apr 2023

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Prevention of relapse in drug sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis patients with and without vitamin D3 supplementation: A double blinded randomized control clinical trial

Sanjeev Sinha, Himanshu Thukral, Imtiyaz Shareef, Devashish Desai, Binit Kumar Singh, Bimal Kumar Das, Sahajal Dhooria, Rohit Sarin, Rupak Singla, Saroj Kumari Meena, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Shivam Pandey, Sunil Sethi, Ashumeet Kajal, Rakesh Yadav, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal, Sanjay Bhadada, Digambar Behera

published 30 Mar 2023

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Effectiveness of healthcare workers and volunteers training on improving tuberculosis case detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Desalegne Amare, Fentie Ambaw Getahun, Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Getenet Dessie, Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Tegenaw Asemamaw Dires, Kefyalew Addis Alene

published 23 Mar 2023

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Policy and programmatic directions for the Lesotho tuberculosis programme: Findings of the national tuberculosis prevalence survey, 2019

R. Matji, L. Maama, G. Roscigno, M. Lerotholi, M. Agonafir, R. Sekibira, I. Law, M. Tadolini, N. Kak

published 09 Mar 2023

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