We aimed to estimate the global occurrence of zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) caused by
Mycobacterium bovis or M. caprae infections in humans by performing a multilingual …

Isoniazid (INH) is one of the most active compounds used to treat tuberculosis (TB)
worldwide. In addition, INH has been used as a prophylactic drug for individuals with latent …

Mathematical models predict that the future of the multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively
drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) epidemic will depend to a large extent on the …

Tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged over the past two decades: in industrialized countries in
association with immigration, and in Africa owing to the human immunodeficiency virus …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of isoniazid resistance-conferring mutations among
multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Poland. Methods …

Background Studies have shown that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is
an emerging pathogen that is frequently associated with drug resistance. This suggests that …

ABSTRACT A previous limited study demonstrated that Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates
with a mutation at amino-acid position 315 of katG (Δ315) exhibited high-level resistance to …

The spoligotyping-based population structure of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium
tuberculosis strains isolated in Poland (n= 46), representing all culture-positive MDR …

Abstract Background Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has become a
valuable tool in the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) by allowing detection of outbreaks …

We conducted a case–control study to investigate risk factors for multidrug-resistant
tuberculosis (MDR TB) in the People's Republic of China. Genotyping analysis was used to …