Subclinical Tuberculosis Disease—A Review and Analysis of Prevalence Surveys to Inform Definitions, Burden, Associations, and Screening Methodology

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Tuberculosis prevalence and incidence rates from repeated population-based screening in a district in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort studyPreprint

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Diagnóstico no bacteriológico de la tuberculosis. Indicadores de la respuesta inmune. Parte II

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Preface

Calverley, P. M. A. (2023) · European Respiratory Society eBooks · doi:10.1183/2312508x.10013123

Foreword

Kasaeva, T. (2023) · European Respiratory Society eBooks · doi:10.1183/2312508x.10027722

Introduction

García‐Basteiro, A. L., Eyüboğlu, F. Ö., & Rangaka, M. X. (2023) · European Respiratory Society eBooks · doi:10.1183/2312508x.10025822

Guest Editors

(2023) · European Respiratory Society eBooks · doi:10.1183/2312508x.10013223

Avances en tuberculosis en el 54° Congreso Chileno de enfermedades respiratorias. 3a parte: Prevención de la tuberculosis activa mediante el tratamiento de la tuberculosis latente

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Factores asociados a la adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico en pacientes con tuberculosis de 5 establecimientos de salud de DIRIS Lima Este, 2022

Mantari Palomino, L. M. (2023) · Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista · doi:10.59590/upsjb/fcs.med.hum/tesis/4462

Skrining Penyakit Menular Tuberculosis Pada Masyarakat di Kecamatan Kartasura Kabupaten Sukoharjo

Madona, A., Pratiwi, E. C., Adi, M. A. B., Nugraha, R. P., Qinaya, Z. P., Arifah, I., Cahyanti, E. T., & Utami, H. P. (2023) · PROSIDING SEMINAR KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT · doi:10.26714/pskm.v1ioktober.255

Public health implications of the evolving understanding of tuberculosis natural history

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Beyond the Bacillus: Closing Gaps in Tuberculosis Health Disparities Requires Targeting Social Determinants

Castro, K. G., & Shah, N. S. (2024) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/m24-0548

Inflammation and cellular immune phenotypes in TB/HIV co-infection.

Maseko, T. G. (2023) · ResearchSpace (University of KwaZulu-Natal) · doi:10.29086/10413/22999

Policies, practices, opportunities, and challenges for TB screening – A survey of sixty National TB ProgrammesPreprint

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Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis at bronchoscopy: thoughts on practical applications

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Onset of infectiousness explains differences in transmissibility across Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineagesPreprint

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Clustering of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia: repeated population-based symptom screeningPreprint

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Imaging in early tuberculosis

Wilkinson, R. J. (2024) · Thorax · doi:10.1136/thorax-2024-221993

Case of delayed diagnosis of combined urogenita and pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with abnormal uterine bleeding

Ремнева, О. В., Бельницкая, О. А., Горбачева, Т. И., Gervald, V. Y., Glios, A. P., & Chikmenev, A. V. (2024) · Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council · doi:10.21518/ms2024-367

Body Mass Index Trajectories and Association with Tuberculosis Risk in a Cohort of Household Contacts in Southern AfricaPreprint

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Human genetic ancestry, Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity and tuberculosis disease severity in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaPreprint

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Estimating the Burden of Subclinical TB from a Postmortem CohortPreprint

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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Multiple Sclerosis Patients from an Endemic Country: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Impact of Case Detection and COVID-19-Related Disruptions on Tuberculosis in Vietnam: A Modelling AnalysisPreprint

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