Latest TB research publications

• A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study

-- Accompanying comment: Ending tuberculosis calls for leaving no one behind

2018-01-08  //  The Lancet Infectious Diseases  //

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• Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study

-- Accompanying comment: Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: a matter of dead or alive

2017-11-30  //  The Lancet Infectious Diseases  //

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• Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study

-- Accompanying comment: Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: a gamechanger for tuberculous meningitis?

2017-09-14  //  The Lancet Infectious Diseases  //

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• Treatment outcomes of rifabutin-containing regimens for rifabutin-sensitive multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

December 2017  //  International Journal of Infectious Diseases  //

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• Genetic diversity and distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Limpopo, South Africa

2017-12-12  //  BMC Infectious Diseases   //

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• Do retreatment tuberculosis patients need special treatment response follow-up beyond the standard regimen? Finding of five-year retrospective study in pastoralist setting

2017-12-12  //  BMC Infectious Diseases   //

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• TLR4-NOX2 axis regulates the phagocytosis and killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by macrophages

2017-12-12  //  BMC Pulmonary Medicine  //

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• Development and validation of college students’ tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and practices questionnaire (CS-TBKAPQ)

2017-12-12  //  BMC Public Health  //

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• CD4 count and tuberculosis risk in HIV-positive adults not on ART: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2017-12-14  //  PeerJ  //

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• Factors associated with mortality among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis MDR/RR-TB patients in Democratic Republic of Congo

2017-12-15  //  Journal of Tuberculosis Research  //

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• Impact of targeted tuberculosis vaccination among a mining population in South Africa: a model-based study

2017-12-15  //  American Journal of Epidemiology  //

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• Rapid microarray-based detection of rifampicin-, isoniazid- and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a single cartridge

2017-12-06  //  Journal of Clinical Microbiology  //

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• Evaluating treatment outcomes and durations among cases of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Yemen: a prospective follow-up study

2017-12-01  //  Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice  //

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• Depression comorbid with tuberculosis and its impact on health status: cross-sectional analysis of community-based data from 48 low- and middle-income countries

2017-11-28  //  BMC Medicine  //

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• Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampin resistance in bio-safe stained sputum smears

2017-12-07  //  PLOS ONE  //

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• Community prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms in rural Malawi: Implications for policy

2017-12-07  //  PLOS ONE  //

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• Isoniazid concentrations in hair and plasma area-under-the-curve exposure among children with tuberculosis

2017-12-07  //  PLOS ONE  //

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• Assessing infection control practices to protect health care workers and patients in Malawi from nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2017-12-06  //  PLOS ONE  //

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• Comparison between the diagnostic validities of Xpert MTB/RIF and interferon-γ release assays for tuberculous pericarditis using pericardial tissue

2017-12-06  //  PLOS ONE  //

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• Quality of tuberculosis care by Indian pharmacies: Mystery clients offer new insights

January 2018  //  Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases  //

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• Socioeconomic status and biomedical risk factors in migrants and native tuberculosis patients in Italy

2017-12-18  //  PLOS ONE  //

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