Latest TB research publications

Diagnostic practices and estimated burden of tuberculosis among children admitted to 13 government hospitals in Kenya: An analysis of two years’ routine clinical data

Jacquie Narotso Oliwa, David Gathara, Morris Ogero, Michaël Boele van Hensbroek, Mike English, Anja van’t Hoog, the Clinical Information Network

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Usefulness of FDG PET/CT in the management of tuberculosis

Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Marta Barios, Fernando Salvador, Ana Villar, Teresa Tórtola, Daniel Molina-Morant, Carles Lorenzo-Bosquet, Juan Espinosa-Pereiro, Israel Molina

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Association of iron deficiency anemia with tuberculosis in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based study

Kuo-An Chu, Chun-Hsiang Hsu, Mei-Chen Lin, Yi-Hsin Chu, Yao-Min Hung, James Cheng-Chung Wei

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Clinical predictors of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mexico

Samantha Flores-Treviño, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Elvira Garza-González, Esteban González-Díaz, Sergio Esparza-Ahumada, Rodrigo Escobedo-Sánchez, Héctor R. Pérez-Gómez, Gerardo León-Garnica, Rayo Morfín-Otero

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Epidemiology of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Denmark: A nationwide register-based study

Victor Dahl Mathiasen, Andreas Halgreen Eiset, Peter Henrik Andersen, Christian Wejse, Troels Lillebaek

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Evaluation of GenoType MTBDRplus for the detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis on isolates from Karachi, Pakistan

Sara Siddiqui, Meredith B. Brooks, Amyn A. Malik, Junaid Fuad, Ahsana Nazish, Safia Bano, Mercedes C. Becerra, Hamidah Hussain

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Screening for HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis prisoners: An urgent action required

Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Mauricio Antonio Pompilio, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende, Luana Silva Soares, Vivianne de Oliveira Langraf de Castro, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Gabriela Alves Cesar, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sheila Araújo Teles, Renata Terumi Shiguematsu Yassuda, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres, Sarlete Ferreira Basílio, Julio Croda, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Morocco

Ayoub Sabri, Jocelyn Quistrebert, Hicham Naji Amrani, Ahmed Abid, Adil Zegmout, Ismail Abderrhamani Ghorfi, Hicham Souhi, Abdelhalim Boucaid, Anas Benali, Rachid Abilkassem, Mohamed Kmari, Amal Hassani, Belyamani Lahcen, Samir Siah, Erwin Schurr, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Amine Lahlou, Abdelkader Laatiris, Lhoussain Louzi, Aziz Ouarssani, Ahmed Bourazza, Aziz Aouragh, Bensghir Mustapha, Nezha Messaoudi, Aomar Agader, Aurélie Cobat, Laurent Abel, Jamila El Baghdadi

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Identification of new components of the RipC-FtsEX cell separation pathway of Corynebacterineae

Hoong Chuin Lim, Joel W. Sher, Frances P. Rodriguez-Rivera, Coralie Fumeaux, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Thomas G. Bernhardt

2019-09-18  //  PLOS GENETICS  //  Research Article

Improving outcomes for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Peruvian Amazon – a qualitative study exploring the experiences and perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals

Thomas W. McNally, Gilles de Wildt, Graciela Meza & Connie M. D. Wiskin

2019-09-18  //  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH  //  Research Article

The Roll-out of Child-friendly Fixed-dose Combination TB Formulations in High-TB-Burden Countries: A Case Study of STEP-TB

Lena Faust, Kawsar Abdi, Kristin Davis, Chen He, Caitlin Mehrotra, Emilie Stibolt

2019-09-18  //  JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH  //  Research Article

In the eye of the multiple beholders: Qualitative research perspectives on studying and encouraging quality of TB care in India

Andrew McDowell, Nora Engel, Amrita Daftary

2019-09-18  //  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES  //  Research Article

Tackling drug-resistant tuberculosis: we need a critical synergy of product and process innovations

E. A. Talbot, M. Pai

2019-09-18  //  THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE  //  Research Article

Improving the cascade of global tuberculosis care: moving from the “what” to the “how” of quality improvement

Bruce D Agins, Daniel J Ikeda, Michael J A Reid, Eric Goosby, Madhukar Pai, Adithya Cattamanchi

2019-09-18  //  THE LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (paywall) //  Research Article

What works best for ensuring treatment adherence. Lessons from a social support program for people treated for tuberculosis in Ukraine

Zulfiya Charyeva, Siân Curtis, Stephanie Mullen, Tatyana Senik, Olga Zaliznyak

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Development and evaluation of novel bio-safe filter paper-based kits for sputum microscopy and transport to directly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and associated drug resistance

Divya Anthwal, Surabhi Lavania, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Ajoy Verma, Vithal Prasad Myneedu, Prem Prakash Sharma, Hitesh Verma, Viveksheel Malhotra, Ashawant Gupta, Nalini Kant Gupta, Rohit Sarin, Sagarika Haldar, Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for bone and joint tuberculosis: A meta-analysis

Yanqin Shen, Guocan Yu, Fangming Zhong, Xiaohua Kong

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Inclusion of key populations in clinical trials of new antituberculosis treatments: Current barriers and recommendations for pregnant and lactating women, children, and HIV-infected persons

Amita Gupta, Michael D. Hughes, Anthony J. Garcia-Prats, Katherine McIntire, Anneke C. Hesseling

2019-09-18  //  PLOS MEDICINE  //  Research Article

A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence-based computer programs to analyze chest x-rays for pulmonary tuberculosis

Miriam Harris, Amy Qi, Luke Jeagal, Nazi Torabi, Dick Menzies, Alexei Korobitsyn, Madhukar Pai, Ruvandhi R. Nathavitharana, Faiz Ahmad Khan

2019-09-18  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article