Latest TB research publications

Introduction of quality management in a National Reference Laboratory in Germany

Susanne Homolka, Julia Zallet, Heidi Albert, Anne-Kathrin Witt, Katharina Kranzer

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Lipoarabinomannan from Mycobacterium indicus pranii shows immunostimulatory activity and induces autophagy in macrophages

Bindu Singh, Mohd Saqib, Anush Chakraborty, Sangeeta Bhaskar

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Predictors of time to unfavorable treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Oromia region, Ethiopia

Demelash Woldeyohannes, Tesfaye Assefa, Rameto Aman, Yohannes Tekalegn, Zeleke Hailemariam

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

High-resolution mapping of tuberculosis transmission: Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic modelling of a cohort from Valencia Region, Spain

Yuanwei Xu, Irving Cancino-Muñoz, Manuela Torres-Puente, Luis M. Villamayor, Rafael Borrás, María Borrás-Máñez, Montserrat Bosque, Juan J. Camarena, Ester Colomer-Roig, Javier Colomina, Isabel Escribano, Oscar Esparcia-Rodríguez, Ana Gil-Brusola, Concepción Gimeno, Adelina Gimeno-Gascón, Bárbara Gomila-Sard, Damiana González-Granda, Nieves Gonzalo-Jiménez, María Remedio Guna-Serrano, José Luis López-Hontangas, Coral Martín-González, Rosario Moreno-Muñoz, David Navarro, María Navarro, Nieves Orta, Elvira Pérez, Josep Prat, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, María Montserrat Ruiz-García, Herme Vanaclocha, Caroline Colijn , Iñaki Comas

2019-11-12  //  PLOS MEDICINE   //  Research Article

Are intestinal helminths playing a positive role in tuberculosis risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ali Taghipour, Mehrdad Mosadegh, Fatemeh Kheirollahzadeh, Meysam Olfatifar, Hossein Safari, Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Atefeh Fathi, Milad Badri, Hadi Piri Dogaheh, Taher Azimi

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Nutritional status of tuberculosis patients, a comparative cross-sectional study

Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Teferi Elfu Feleke & Fantahun Biadglegne

2019-11-12  //  BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE  //  Research Article

Fluoroquinolones and isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: implications for the 2018 WHO guidance

Helen R. Stagg, Graham H. Bothamley, Jennifer A. Davidson, Heinke Kunst, Maeve K. Lalor, Marc C. Lipman, Miranda G. Loutet, Stefan Lozewicz, Tehreem Mohiyuddin, Aula Abbara, Eliza Alexander, Helen Booth, Dean D. Creer, Ross J. Harris, Onn Min Kon, Michael R. Loebinger, Timothy D. McHugh, Heather J. Milburn, Paramita Palchaudhuri, Patrick P.J. Phillips, Erik Schmok, Lucy Taylor, Ibrahim Abubakar on behalf of the London INH-R TB study group

2019-11-12  //  EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOCIETY   //  Research Article

A household-level score to predict the risk of tuberculosis among contacts of patients with tuberculosis: a derivation and external validation prospective cohort study

Matthew J Saunders, Tom Wingfield, Sumona Datta, Rosario Montoya, Lic Eric Ramos, Bio Matthew R Baldwin, Marco A Tovar, Benjamin E W Evans, Robert H Gilman, Carlton A Evans

2019-11-12  //  THE LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES  //  Research Article

Using electronic medication monitoring to guide differential management of tuberculosis patients at the community level in China

Ni Wang, Hui Zhang, Yang Zhou, Hui Jiang, Bing Dai, Miaomiao Sun, Ying Li, Amelia Kinter & Fei Huang

2019-11-12  //  BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES  //  Research Article

Using artificial intelligence to read chest radiographs for tuberculosis detection: A multi-site evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of three deep learning systems

Zhi Zhen Qin, Melissa S. Sander, Bishwa Rai, Collins N. Titahong, Santat Sudrungrot, Sylvain N. Laah, Lal Mani Adhikari, E. Jane Carter, Lekha Puri, Andrew J. Codlin & Jacob Creswell

2019-11-12  //  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS  //  Research Article

Advances in clinical trial design for development of new TB treatments—Translating international tuberculosis treatment guidelines into national strategic plans: Experiences from Belarus, South Africa, and Vietnam

Grania Brigden, Nguyen Viet Nhung, Alena Skrahina, Norbert Ndjeka, Dennis Falzon, Matteo Zignol

2019-11-12  //  PLOS MEDICINE  //  Research Article

Classifying recurrent Mycobacterium tuberculosis cases in Georgia using MIRU-VNTR typing

Nino Maghradze, Levan Jugheli, Sonia Borrell, Nestani Tukvadze, Rusudan Aspindzelashvili, Zaza Avaliani, Klaus Reither, Sebastien Gagneux

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

High helminthic co-infection in tuberculosis patients with undernutritional status in northeastern Ethiopia

Fikru Gashaw, Samuel Bekele, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen, Girmay Medhin, Gobena Ameni & Berhanu Erko

2019-11-12  //  INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY  //  Research Article

Retrospective Analysis of 28 Cases of Tuberculosis in Pregnant Women in China

Qiang Li, Yanhua Song, Hongmei Chen, Li Xie, Mengqiu Gao, Liping Ma & Yinxia Huang

2019-11-12  //  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS  //  Research Article

How Well Do Routine Molecular Diagnostics Detect Rifampin Heteroresistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Kamela C. S. Ng, Philip Supply, Frank G. J. Cobelens, Cyril Gaudin, Julian Gonzalez-Martin, Bouke C. de Jong, Leen Rigouts

2019-11-12  //  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY  //  Research Article

Long-term survival and cause-specific mortality of patients newly diagnosed with tuberculosis in São Paulo state, Brazil, 2010–15: a population-based, longitudinal study

Otavio T Ranzani, Laura C Rodrigues, Sidney Bombarda, Cátia M Minto, Eliseu A Waldman, Carlos R R Carvalho

2019-11-12  //  THE LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES  //  Research Article

Switching to bedaquiline for treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: A retrospective cohort analysis

Tara C. Bouton, Margaretha de Vos, Elizabeth J. Ragan, Laura F. White, Leonie Van Zyl, Danie Theron, C. Robert Horsburgh, Robin M. Warren, Karen R. Jacobson

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Monitoring Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in high Tuberculosis burden countries: Tuberculosis mortality an important tracer of UHC service coverage

Michael Reid, Glenna Roberts, Eric Goosby, Paul Wesson

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

A rapid, low pH, nutrient stress, assay to determine the bactericidal activity of compounds against non-replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Julie V. Early, Steven Mullen, Tanya Parish

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to TB among the general population of Ethiopia: Findings from a national cross-sectional survey

Daniel G. Datiko, Dereje Habte, Degu Jerene, Pedro Suarez

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Partitioning the risk of tuberculosis transmission in household contact studies

Avery I. McIntosh, Helen E. Jenkins, C. Robert Horsburgh, Edward C. Jones-López, Christopher C. Whalen, Mary Gaeddert, Patricia Marques-Rodrigues, Jerrold J. Ellner, Reynaldo Dietze, Laura F. White

2019-11-12  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article