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

Our understanding of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in children is incomplete due to
challenges in diagnosis and reporting. Children have also been largely excluded from …

Background Confirmation of a diagnosis of tuberculosis in children (aged< 15 years) is
challenging; under-reporting can result even when children do present to health services …

Children represent both a clinically important population susceptible to tuberculosis and a
key group in whom to study intrinsic and vaccine-induced mechanisms of protection. After …

Background To explore population aging and the epidemic trend of pulmonary tuberculosis
(PTB) in the elderly, and provide a basis for the prevention and control of pulmonary …

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)[(Zopf
1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896], is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Nearly …

The phrase “infectious diseases of poverty”(IDoP) is used to describe infectious diseases
that are more prevalent among poor and vulnerable populations. 1 IDoP comprises (1) …

Objective Children living in tuberculosis households need protection. However, families
need to be engaged to prevent tuberculosis transmission to children. This study aimed to …

Objective To summarise latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) management strategies among
household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients in …

Background Although households of tuberculosis (TB) cases represent a setting for intense
transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, household exposure accounts for< 20% of …