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Viruses
November 2024
Laboratório Avançado de Saúde Pública, Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz-BA), Salvador 40296-710, Bahia, Brazil.
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) test for the diagnosis of (MTB) infection in HTLV-1-infected individuals. HTLV-1-infected participants were divided into four groups: HTLV-1-infected individuals with a history of tuberculosis (HTLV/TB), individuals with positive HTLV and tuberculin skin tests (HTLV/TST+) or negative TST (HTLV/TST-), and HTLV-1-negative individuals with positive TST results (HN/TST+).
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a leading cause of infection-related deaths worldwide. Children with underdeveloped immune systems are particularly vulnerable, experiencing symptoms akin to common childhood illnesses. Early diagnosis and treatment typically yield positive outcomes.
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December 2024
From the Faculty of Medicine and Health (G.J.F., P.N.Y., E.L.M., H.M.Y., E.G.-R., P.D.C., B.J.M., N.T.A.), the Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (B.J.M.), and Sydney Medical School (H.M.Y.), University of Sydney, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (G.J.F.), Camperdown, NSW, the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie Park, NSW (G.J.F., N.C.B., P.N.Y., P.D.C., N.T.A., G.B.M.), the School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Liverpool (F.L.G.), and the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne (S.M.G.), and the Division of Global Health, Burnet Institute (G.B.M.), Melbourne, VIC - all in Australia; the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (N.V.N.), and the National Lung Hospital, Ba Dinh District (N.B.H., N.K.C.), Hanoi, and Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City (N.H.L.) - all in Vietnam; the Departments of Medicine (A.B., O.S., M.A.B., D.M.), Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (A.B., M.A.B., D.M.), and Microbiology and Immunology (O.S., M.A.B.), McGill University, Montreal; and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (D.W.D.).
Background: Prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis is a global health priority. However, trials evaluating the effectiveness of treating infection among contacts of persons with drug-resistant tuberculosis are lacking.
Methods: We conducted a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing 6 months of daily levofloxacin (weight-based doses) with placebo to treat infection.
PLoS One
December 2024
UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) causes bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The challenges in controlling and eradicating this zoonotic disease are compounded by our incomplete understanding of the host immune response.
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December 2024
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 2003, Holeta, Ethiopia.
Bovine tuberculosis, caused by , is a chronic zoonotic disease that persists in Ethiopia despite global control efforts, impacting public health and the economy. However, little is known about the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Southwest Ethiopia. This study aims to assess the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and identify associated risk factors in dairy cattle.
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