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Nationwide epidemiological study of tuberculosis and other respiratory pathogens among children and adolescents in Brazil: TBPed Brazil study protocol

Marcelo Comerlato Scotta, Márcia Polese-Bonatto, Fernanda Hammes Varela, Ivaine Tais Sauthier Sartor, Gabriela Oliveira Zavaglia, Caroline Nespolo de David, Ingrid Rodrigues Fernandes, Thais Raupp Azevedo, Annerose Barros, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Clemax C. Sant’Anna, Andrea Maciel de Oliveira Rossoni, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Afrânio Kritski, Fernanda Dockhorn da Costa, Nicole Menezes de Souza, Eduardo de Souza Alves, Heather J. Zar, Renato T. Stein

published 12 Feb 2026

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Exposures associated with tuberculosis presentation and healthcare delays in South West England, 2015–2020

Gemma Lyness, Neville Q. Verlander, Charles R. Beck

published 07 Jan 2026

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The Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax)/Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of bedaquiline and levofloxacin with special attention to the sputum conversion in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Indonesia

Nina Mariana, Anggi Gayatri, Indah Suci Widyahening, Budiman Bela, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Iin Maemunah, Rosamarlina Rosamarlina, Vivi Setiawaty, Vithal Prasad Myneedu, Erni Juwita Nelwan, Purwantyastuti Ascobat

published 31 Dec 2025

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Diagnostic accuracy of the TrueNat™ MTB plus assay for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in adults

Sarapia P. Mallya, Peter M. Mbelele, Riziki M. Kisonga, Daphine D. Mtunga, Haroun H. Banzi, Stephen S. Mpiima, Muzafaru Twinomujuni, Joel Bazira, Kennedy Kassaza

published 22 Dec 2025

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages and drug resistance patterns among tuberculosis patients with or without diabetes mellitus in southern Ghana

Emelia Konadu Danso, Prince Asare, Amanda Yaa Tetteh, Phillip Tetteh, Augustine Asare Boadu, Ivy Naa Koshie Lamptey, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Jane Sandra Afriyie-Mensah, Abraham Adjei, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

published 15 Dec 2025

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Contribution of xpert MTB/RIF assay and Urine LF-LAM for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children aged 5 – 14 years, at selected health facilities in Ethiopia, 2016 – 2019

Muluwork Getahun, Yenew Kebede, Hilina Molalegn, Ayinalem Alemu, Getu Diriba, Waganeh Sinshaw, Mengistu Tadesse, Ephrem Tesfaye, Kassahun Belachew, Ameha Mekasha, Beniam Feleke

published 08 Dec 2025

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Clinical characteristics and predictive models for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 combined with bacterial pneumonia

Man Yuan, Mei Liang, Jian Xu, Da He, Yanfang Zhang, Xiaoran Li, Jinzhi He, Yang Yang, Zhiyong Zong, Junyan Qu

published 21 Nov 2025

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Depressive episode and treatment outcomes in elderly individuals with tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study in Korea

Ahran Kim, Hyung Woo Kim, Ju Sang Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Yong Hyun Kim, Heayon Lee, Yeonhee Park, Jee Youn Oh, Hyeon-Kyoung Koo, Ock-Hwa Kim, Yun-Jeong Jeong, Yong-Soo Kwon, Won Yeon Lee, Yoolwon Jeong, Jinsoo Min

published 06 Nov 2025

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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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