Background A major goal of tuberculosis (TB) epidemiologic studies is to obtain results that
can be generalized to the larger population with TB. The ability to extrapolate findings on …

Abstract Background The Xpert MTB/RIF rapid molecular test provides a quantitative
measure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA in the form of cycle threshold (Ct) values …

Introduction Factors associated with losses in the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
cascade of care in contacts of patients with tuberculosis (TB) were investigated in a …

Background Neutrophils have been associated with lung tissue damage in many diseases,
including tuberculosis (TB). Whether neutrophil count can serve as a predictor of adverse …

The interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) has emerged as a useful tool for identifying
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This assay can be performed through testing platforms …

Background The role of genetic polymorphisms in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and
progression to active TB is not fully understood. Methods We tested the single-nucleotide …

Background Host genetic polymorphisms may be important in determining susceptibility to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, but their role is not fully understood. Detection of …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major plague of humanity. People with TB (PWTB)
are commonly anemic. Here, we assessed whether the severity of anemia in PWTB prior to …

Background There are scarce data on the prevalence and disease presentation of HIV in
patients with tuberculosis (TB) and dysglycemia (diabetes [DM] and prediabetes [PDM]) …

Background Factors associated with losses in the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
cascade of care in contacts of tuberculosis (TB) patients were investigated in a multicenter …