Incipient and subclinical tuberculosis: a clinical review of early stages and progression of infection

PK Drain, KL Bajema, D Dowdy, K Dheda… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide, due in part to a
limited understanding of its clinical pathogenic spectrum of infection and disease …

What we know about tuberculosis transmission: an overview

G Churchyard, P Kim, NS Shah… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Tuberculosis remains a global health problem with an enormous burden of disease,
estimated at 10.4 million new cases in 2015. To stop the tuberculosis epidemic, it is critical …

Lifetime burden of disease due to incident tuberculosis: a global reappraisal including post-tuberculosis sequelae

NA Menzies, M Quaife, BW Allwood… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Many individuals who survive tuberculosis disease face ongoing disability and
elevated mortality risks. However, the impact of post-tuberculosis sequelae is generally …

Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis

MJA Reid, N Arinaminpathy, A Bloom, BR Bloom… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained
declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide …

The use and misuse of mathematical modeling for infectious disease policymaking: lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic

LP James, JA Salomon, CO Buckee… - Medical Decision …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Mathematical modeling has played a prominent and necessary role in the current
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with an increasing number of models …

Household-contact investigation for detection of tuberculosis in Vietnam

GJ Fox, NV Nhung, DN Sy, NLP Hoa… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Active case finding is a top priority for the global control of tuberculosis, but
robust evidence for its effectiveness in high-prevalence settings is lacking. We sought to …

Community-wide screening for tuberculosis in a high-prevalence setting

GB Marks, NV Nguyen, PTB Nguyen… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background The World Health Organization has set ambitious targets for the global
elimination of tuberculosis. However, these targets will not be achieved at the current rate of …

Food for thought: addressing undernutrition to end tuberculosis

P Sinha, K Lönnroth, A Bhargava… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of deaths from an infectious disease worldwide. WHO's
End TB Strategy is falling short of several 2020 targets. Undernutrition is the leading …

Integrating artificial and human intelligence: a partnership for responsible innovation in biomedical engineering and medicine

K Dzobo, S Adotey, NE Thomford… - Omics: a journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Historically, the term “artificial intelligence” dates to 1956 when it was first used in a
conference at Dartmouth College in the US. Since then, the development of artificial …

Latent tuberculosis infection: Opportunities and challenges

CBE Chee, R Reves, Y Zhang, R Belknap - Respirology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnosing and treating latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) is recognized by the World
Health Organization as an important strategy to accelerate the decline in global TB and …