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Micronutrient status and risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Indonesian tuberculosis case contacts.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Research Center for Care and Control of Infectious Disease, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia.
Background: Certain micronutrient levels have been associated with the risk of developing TB disease. We explored the possible association of selected at-risk micronutrient levels with the development of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection.
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Open Forum Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Infection and Immunity, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Background: The global resurgence of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic highlights the necessity of understanding host risk factors, especially in adults without human immunodeficiency virus.
Methods: We reviewed TB cases admitted to Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center from 2017 to 2022. We analyzed baseline characteristics and outcomes.
Implications of drug-induced phenotypical resistance: Is isoniazid radicalizing ?
Front Antibiot
September 2022
Division of Infection and Global Health, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom.
Background: Tuberculosis treatment duration is long and does not guarantee eradication of infection. Shorter treatment regimens are a critical research objective to improve uptake and reduce the risk of relapse and bacterial resistance. The explanation for the need to continue treatment after patients are culture negative remains elusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by . Various studies have established an association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and pulmonary TB. This study describes the prevalence of DM and its predictors in smear-positive TB patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Among occupational hazards in healthcare settings, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) ranks as a major concern, particularly threatening healthcare workers (HCWs) in nations grappling with intermediate to high tuberculosis (TB) rates. Our study was conducted in Morocco, a country characterized by widespread Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and a moderate TB burden of 93 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022. We examined both the prevalence of LTBI among Moroccan HCWs and its various risk factors.
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