Latest TB research publications

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Oct. 21, 2019, 1:45 p.m.

 

A first insight into genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in South Tunisia assessed by spoligotyping and MIRU VNTR

Mariam Siala, Cécile Cassan, Salma Smaoui, Sana Kammoun, Chema Marouane, Sylvain Godreuil, Salma Hachicha, Emna Mhiri, Leila Slim, Dhikrayet Gamara, Férièle Messadi-Akrout , Anne-Laure Bañuls

2019-10-16  //  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES  //  Research Article

Genetic variability and consequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 3 in Kampala-Uganda

Eddie M. Wampande, Peter Naniima, Ezekiel Mupere, David P. Kateete, LaShaunda L. Malone, Catherine M. Stein, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Sebastien Gagneux, W. Henry Boom, Moses L. Joloba

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Genetic polymorphisms in PXR and NF-κB1 influence susceptibility to anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury

Jingwei Zhang, Zhenzhen Zhao, Hao Bai, Minjin Wang, Lin Jiao, Wu Peng, Tao Wu, Tangyuheng Liu, Hao Chen, Xingbo Song, Lijuan Wu, Xuejiao Hu, Qian Wu, Juan Zhou, Jiajia Song, Mengyuan Lyv, Binwu Ying

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Interleukin 10 knock-down in bovine monocyte-derived macrophages has distinct effects during infection with two divergent strains of Mycobacterium bovis

Kirsty Jensen, Joanne M. Stevens, Elizabeth J. Glass

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

"The dead shall be raised": Multidisciplinary analysis of human skeletons reveals complexity in 19th century immigrant socioeconomic history and identity in New Haven, Connecticut

Gary P. Aronsen , Lars Fehren-Schmitz, John Krigbaum, George D. Kamenov, Gerald J. Conlogue, Christina Warinner, Andrew T. Ozga, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Anthony Griego, Daniel W. DeLuca †, Howard T. Eckels †, Romuald K. Byczkiewicz, Tania Grgurich, Natalie A. Pelletier, Sarah A. Brownlee, Ana Marichal, Kylie Williamson, Yukiko Tonoike, Nicholas F. Bellantoni

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Penetration of linezolid into bone tissue 24 h after administration in patients with multidrug-resistant spinal tuberculosis

Yuan Li, Hairong Huang, Weijie Dong, Tinglong Lan, Jun Fan, Shu’an Wen, Tingting Zhang, Shibing Qin, Ai Guo

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay and non-molecular methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis

Mengistu Fantahun, Abebaw Kebede, Bazezew Yenew, Tufa Gemechu, Yeshiwondm Mamuye, Mengistu Tadesse, Bereket Brhane, Aisha Jibriel, Dawit Solomon, Zelalem Yaregal

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Surgical resection is sufficient for incidentally discovered solitary pulmonary nodule caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in asymptomatic patients

Hung-Ling Huang, Chia-Jung Liu, Meng-Rui Lee, Meng-Hsuan Cheng, Po-Liang Lu, Jann-Yuan Wang, Inn-Wen Chong

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Forecasting the impact of population ageing on tuberculosis incidence

Chu-Chang Ku, Peter J. Dodd

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Evaluation and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Korea: A multicentre cohort analysis

Seon-Sook Han, Su Jin Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Jin Hwa Song, Eun Hye Lee, Young Ae Kang

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Vitamin D status and risk of incident tuberculosis disease: A nested case-control study, systematic review, and individual-participant data meta-analysis

Omowunmi Aibana, Chuan-Chin Huang, Said Aboud, Alberto Arnedo-Pena, Mercedes C. Becerra, Juan Bautista Bellido-Blasco, Ramesh Bhosale, Roger Calderon, Silvia Chiang, Carmen Contreras, Ganmaa Davaasambuu, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Molly F. Franke, Jerome T. Galea, Daniel Garcia-Ferrer, Maria Gil-Fortuño, Barbará Gomila-Sard, Amita Gupta, Nikhil Gupte, Rabia Hussain, Jesus Iborra-Millet, Najeeha T. Iqbal, Jose Vicente Juan-Cerdán, Aarti Kinikar, Leonid Lecca, Vidya Mave, Noemi Meseguer-Ferrer, Grace Montepiedra, Ferdinand M. Mugusi, Olumuyiwa A. Owolabi, Julie Parsonnet, Freddy Roach-Poblete, Maria Angeles Romeu-García, Stephen A. Spector, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Mark W. Tenforde, Toyin O. Togun, Rosa Yataco, Zibiao Zhang, Megan B. Murray

2019-10-16  //  PLOS MEDICINE  //  Research Article

Accuracy of Determine TB-LAM Ag to detect TB in HIV infected patients associated with diagnostic methods used in Brazilian public health units

Aline Benjamin, Solange Cesar Cavalcante, Leda Fátima Jamal, Denise Arakaki-Sanchez, Josué Nazareno de Lima, Jose Henrique Pilotto, Francisco Ivanildo de Oliveira Junior, Tâmara Newman Lobato Souza, Maria Cristina Lourenço, Maeve Brito de Mello, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Draurio Barreira, Valeria Rolla

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Factors associated with directly observed treatment in tuberculosis/HIV coinfection cases in Porto Alegre, 2009-2013: A retrospective cohort

Évelin Maria Brand, Maíra Rossetto, Karen da Silva Calvo, Gerson Barreto Winkler, Daila Alena Raenck da Silva, Bruna Hentges, Frederico Viana Machado, Erica Rosalba Mallmann Duarte, Lucas Cardoso da Silva, Samantha Correa Vasques, Luciana Barcellos Teixeira

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

A novel strategy for interpreting the T-SPOT.TB test results read by an ELISPOT plate imager

Tae Yeul Kim, Ho Eun Chang, Seong-Wook Lee, Soo Hyun Seo, Yun Ji Hong, Jeong Su Park, Kyoung Un Park

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Tuberculosis in the wild boar: Frequentist and Bayesian estimations of diagnostic test parameters when Mycobacterium bovi is present in wild boars but at low prevalence

Céline Richomme, Aurélie Courcoul, Jean-Louis Moyen, Édouard Reveillaud, Oscar Maestrini, Krystel de Cruz, Antoine Drapeau, Maria Laura Boschiroli

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Risk factors for unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes in children

Meherunissa Hamid, Meredith B. Brooks, Falak Madhani, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Junaid Naseer, The Childhood Tuberculosis Karachi Group, Mercedes Becerra, Farhana Amanullah

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Isoniazid preventive therapy: Uptake, incidence of tuberculosis and survival among people living with HIV in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Saziso Nyathi, Riitta A. Dlodlo, Srinath Satyanarayana, Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Hannock Tweya, Sithokozile Hove, Ronnie Matambo, Winnie Mandewo, Khulamuzi Nyathi, Edwin Sibanda, Anthony D. Harries

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Is latent tuberculosis infection challenging in Iranian health care workers? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammad Hossein YektaKooshali, Farahnaz Movahedzadeh, Ali Alavi Foumani, Hoda Sabati, Alireza Jafari

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Tuberculosis drug discovery in the CRISPR era

Jeremy Rock

2019-10-16  //  PLOS PATHOGENS  //  Research Article

Community-wide Screening for Tuberculosis in a High-Prevalence Setting

Guy B. Marks, Nhung V. Nguyen, Phuong T.B. Nguyen, Thu-Anh Nguyen, Hoa B. Nguyen, Khoa H. Tran, Son V. Nguyen, Khanh B. Luu, Duc T.T. Tran, Qui T.N. Vo, Oanh T.T. Le, Yen H. Nguyen, Vu Q. Do, Paul H. Mason, Van-Anh T. Nguyen, Jennifer Ho, Vitali Sintchenko, Linh N. Nguyen, Warwick J. Britton, and Greg J. Fox

2019-10-16  //  THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE  //  Research Article

Volume 220, Issue Supplement_3, 15 November 2019

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

2019-10-16  //  THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES  //  Research Article

Continuity of care for TB patients at a South African hospital: A qualitative participatory study of the experiences of hospital staff

Frederick Marais, Idriss Ibrahim Kallon, Lilian Diana Dudley

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Wirelessly observed therapy compared to directly observed therapy to confirm and support tuberculosis treatment adherence: A randomized controlled trial

Sara H. Browne, Anya Umlauf, Amanda J. Tucker, Julie Low, Kathleen Moser, Jonathan Gonzalez Garcia, Charles A. Peloquin, Terrence Blaschke, Florin Vaida, Constance A. Benson

2019-10-16  //  PLOS MEDICINE  //  Research Article

Potential impact of efflux pump genes in mediating rifampicin resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from India

Anshika Narang, Kushal Garima, Shraddha Porwal, Archana Bhandekar, Kamal Shrivastava, Astha Giri, Naresh Kumar Sharma, Mridula Bose, Mandira Varma-Basil

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article

Healthcare facility-based strategies to improve tuberculosis testing and linkage to care in non-U.S.-born population in the United States: A systematic review

Amanda P. Miller, Mohsen Malekinejad, Hacsi Horváth, Janet C. Blodgett, James G. Kahn, Suzanne M. Marks

2019-10-16  //  PLOS ONE  //  Research Article


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