Despite the advent of new diagnostics, drugs and regimens, tuberculosis (TB) remains a
global public health threat. A significant challenge for TB control efforts has been the …

The relationship between gut microbes and COVID-19 or H1N1 infections is not fully
understood. Here, we compared the gut mycobiota of 67 COVID-19 patients, 35 H1N1 …

Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC),
circulates in multi-host mammal communities. While interactions between different host …

Many studies about intracellular microorganisms which are important regarding diseases
affecting public health have been focused on the recognition of host–pathogen interactions …

The causative agents of zoonotic bovine tuberculosis (bTB), Mycobacterium bovis and M.
caprae, are members of the M. tuberculosis complex (MTC). Wildlife such as red deer …

DNA characterisation in people with tuberculosis (TB) is critical for diagnostic and
microbiome evaluations. However, extracellular DNA, more frequent in people on …

Background In this study, we aimed to optimize the condition of propidium monoazide (PMA)
treatment for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) from clinical specimens …

Molecular techniques based on real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) allow the
detection and quantification of DNA but are unable to distinguish between signals from dead …

Propidium monoazide (PMA) penetrates non-viable cells with compromised membranes.
PMA has been proposed to improve the specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for the detection …

Objective: Most studies of tuberculosis originate from high-income countries with a low
incidence of tuberculosis. A review of the scientific production on tuberculosis in Latin …