Although primarily a lung disease, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can affect any organ or
system. Of these, cardiovascular complications associated with disease or drug toxicity …

Living-donor liver transplantation is an important component of all liver transplant programs
especially in those that care for the pediatric population. Over the last 30 years, innovations …

Progress in tuberculosis vaccine development is hampered by an incomplete understanding
of the immune mechanisms that protect against infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Background Tuberculosis has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We investigated whether latent …

Background Recent studies in adults have characterized differences in systemic
inflammation between adults with and without latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI+ vs. LTBI−) …

Objectives: To characterize monocyte subsets and activation in persons living with HIV
(PLWH) with tuberculosis coinfection. Design: Cross-sectional study within a cohort of PLWH …

Published in 1992,“The osteological paradox: problems of inferring prehistoric health from
skeletal samples” highlighted the limitations of interpreting population health from …

Background Tuberculosis is among the leading causes of death among infectious diseases.
Regions with a high incidence of tuberculosis, such as sub-Saharan Africa, are …

New concepts in understanding latent tuberculosis : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
New concepts in understanding latent tuberculosis : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases …

Introduction Recent studies report that latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) may lead to an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that led us to hypothesize that LTBI may play …