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 …

Tuberculosis continues to cause an unacceptably high toll of disease and death among
children worldwide, particularly in the wake of the HIV epidemic. Increased international …

Executive summary Tuberculosis (TB) strains with drug resistance (DR-TB) are more difficult
to treat than drug-susceptible ones, and threaten global progress towards the targets set by …

1.1 Background Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is defined as a state of persistent
immune response to stimulation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens with no evidence …

Tuberkulosis adalah suatu penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh kuman Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. Kuman Mycobacterium tuberculosis menular melalui udara (airborne disease) …

The individual-and population-level impact of household tuberculosis exposure on
transmission is unclear but may have implications for the effectiveness and implementation …

Investigation of people exposed to cases of infectious tuberculosis (contact investigation) is
key to tuberculosis control in countries with low tuberculosis incidence. However, in …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an international public health priority and kills almost two million people
annually. TB is out of control in Africa due to increasing poverty and HIV coinfection, and …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death worldwide despite the availability of effective
chemotherapy for over 60 years. Although Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin …

The importance of high-incidence “hotspots” to population-level tuberculosis (TB) incidence
remains poorly understood. TB incidence varies widely across countries, but within smaller …