Tuberculosis (TB), the world's deadliest bacterial infection, afflicts more human males than
females, with a male/female (M/F) ratio of 1.7. Sex disparities in TB prevalence …

Tuberculosis remains one of the world's leading infectious causes of death. Approximately
80% of all disease is due to postprimary (secondary) tuberculosis in the lung. Unfortunately …

Human genetic variation is an important determinant of the outcome of infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We have conducted a two-stage genome-wide linkage study to …

OBJECTIVE: Side effects of the most commonly used primary antituberculosis (anti-TB)
drugs may be mild as well as fatal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the side effects of …

Background: Diabetes mellitus has been reported to modify the presenting features of
pulmonary tuberculosis, but there are varying data, particularly regarding the association …

Background Both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and tuberculosis (TB)
primarily affect the lungs and are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. COPD …

Background Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a smoking-related interstitial
lung disease characterized by development of cystic changes that predispose to occurrence …

Background Radiographic manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in patients with
diabetes mellitus (DM) have previously been reported, with inconsistent results. We …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors altering the manifestation and outcome of pulmonary
tuberculosis (PTB). DESIGN: The medical records of culture-proven TB patients from July …

Tuberculosis (TB) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) carry a significant
burden in terms of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This review article focuses on different …