Although COVID-19 has undermined global progress, many African countries have
sustained declines in tuberculosis mortality rates. With excellent short-course preventive …

Background Tuberculosis is a leading cause of infectious disease mortality worldwide, but
diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis remains challenging. Oral swabs are a promising non …

Background Pulmonary tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be challenging
to diagnose when sputum samples cannot be obtained, which is especially problematic in …

Abstract In 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published target product profiles
(TPP) for development of novel tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. One of the key highlights is the …

Background Mobile health (mHealth) technologies are increasingly used in contact tracing
and case finding, enhancing and replacing traditional methods for managing infectious …

The diagnostic accuracy of oral specimen nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains controversial. We performed a systematic review …

Objectives Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant concern in terms of public health,
necessitating the timely and accurate diagnosis to impede its advancement. The utilization …

Advances in pediatric TB care are promising, the result of decades of advocacy, operational
and clinical trials research, and political will by national and local TB programs in high …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a communicable disease and still remains a threat to
common health. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment are required to prevent the spread of …