Possible mechanisms of lymphopenia in severe tuberculosis

F Li, D Chen, Q Zeng, Y Du - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
tuberculosis). In lymphopenia, T cells are typically characterized by progressive loss and a …

Molecular imaging of tuberculosis

IO Lawal, S Abubakar, AO Ankrah… - Seminars in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the introduction of many novel diagnostic techniques and newer treatment agents,
tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide. With …

Dynamic 18F-Pretomanid PET imaging in animal models of TB meningitis and human studies

F Mota, CA Ruiz-Bedoya, EW Tucker, DP Holt… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pretomanid is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial active against drug-resistant Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and approved in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid (BPaL) to treat …

Angiopep-2 modified exosomes load rifampicin with potential for treating central nervous system tuberculosis

H Li, Y Ding, J Huang, Y Zhao, W Chen… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) is the most devastating form of
extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Rifampin (RIF) is a first-line antimicrobial agent with potent …

Dynamic PET reveals compartmentalized brain and lung tissue antibiotic exposures of tuberculosis drugs

X Chen, B Arun, OJ Nino-Meza, MO Sarhan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death, but antibiotic treatments for tuberculous
meningitis, the deadliest form of TB, are based on those developed for pulmonary TB and …

Trans-nasal brain delivery of anti-TB drugs by methyl-β-cyclodextrin microparticles show efficient mycobacterial clearance from central nervous system

K Jadhav, A Jhilta, R Singh, S Sharma, S Negi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2025 - Elsevier
Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) is the most severe extra-pulmonary
manifestation of tuberculosis (TB), facing significant challenges due to the limited …

Advancing the chemotherapy of tuberculous meningitis: a consensus view

S Wasserman, J Donovan, E Kestelyn… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2025 - thelancet.com
Tuberculous meningitis causes death or disability in approximately 50% of affected
individuals and kills approximately 78 200 adults every year. Antimicrobial treatment is …

The development and validation of radiopharmaceuticals targeting bacterial infection

S Alberto, AA Ordonez, C Arjun… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
The International Atomic Energy Agency organized a technical meeting at its headquarters
in Vienna, Austria, in 2022 that included 17 experts representing 12 countries, whose …

The immunogenetics of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility

CAA Ndong Sima, D Smith, DC Petersen, H Schurz… - Immunogenetics, 2023 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains the leading cause
of death due to a single bacterial agent, with approximately 10.6 million people developing …

Linezolid does not improve bactericidal activity of rifampin-containing first-line regimens in animal models of TB meningitis

EW Tucker, CA Ruiz-Bedoya, F Mota, C Erice… - International journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tuberculous meningitis (TB meningitis) is the most devastating form of tuberculosis (TB) and
there is a critical need to optimize treatment. Linezolid is approved for multidrug resistant TB …