The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

A past history of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a risk factor for long-term respiratory
impairment. Post-TB lung dysfunction often goes unrecognised, despite its relatively high …

Tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are currently the two main
causes of death among infectious diseases. There is an increasing number of studies trying …

Tuberculosis continues to be a major threat to global health. Cavitation is a dangerous
consequence of pulmonary tuberculosis associated with poor outcomes, treatment relapse …

Tuberculosis (TB), an illness that mainly affects the respiratory system, is one of the world's
most pernicious diseases. TB currently infects one-third of the world's population and kills …

Diabetes has been recognized as an important risk factor for a variety of intracellular
bacterial infections, but research into the dysregulated immune mechanisms contributing to …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a highly efficient pathogen, killing millions of infected people
annually. The capacity of M. tuberculosis to survive and cause disease is strongly correlated …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), is an extremely
successful pathogen that adapts to survive within the host. During the latency phase of …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading
cause of mortality worldwide due to a single infectious agent. The pathogen spreads …

Tuberculosis (TB), smoking, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
burgeoning epidemics in developing countries. The link between TB and HIV is well …