Tuberculosis (TB) is a global infectious threat that is intensified by an increasing incidence of
highly drug-resistant disease. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) studies of Mycobacterium …

Abstract Multi-Drug-Resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are a serious
obstacle to global TB eradication. While most MDR-TB strains are infrequently transmitted, a …

Background Population movement could extend multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
transmission and complicate its global prevalence. We sought to identify the high-risk …

Background Emerging resistance to bedaquiline (BDQ) threatens to undermine advances in
the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB). Characterizing serial Mycobacterium …

Numerous investigations of the spatiotemporal patterns of infectious disease epidemics,
their potential influences, and their driving mechanisms have greatly contributed to effective …

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) threatens to derail tuberculosis control efforts,
particularly in Africa where the disease remains out of control. The dogma that DR-TB …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading infectious cause of death worldwide. Reducing TB
infections and TB-related deaths rests ultimately on stopping forward transmission from …

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Mtb), is a serious public health threat reported as the leading cause of morbidity and …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are epidemiologically associated, and their co-
dynamics suggest that the two diseases are directly related at the population level and …

Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections pose a major threat to global public health. Similar
to other AMR pathogens, both historical and ongoing drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) …