[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis and COVID-19 interaction: a review of biological, clinical and public health effects

D Visca, CWM Ong, S Tiberi, R Centis, L D'ambrosio… - Pulmonology, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence is accumulating on the interaction between tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19. The
aim of the present review is to report the available evidence on the interaction between …

Point-of-care diagnostic tests for tuberculosis disease

JM Hong, H Lee, NV Menon, CT Lim, LP Lee… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Rapid diagnosis is one key pillar to end tuberculosis (TB). Point-of-care tests (POCTs)
facilitate early detection, immediate treatment, and reduced transmission of TB disease. This …

Profiles of volatile biomarkers detect tuberculosis from skin

R Vishinkin, R Busool, E Mansour, F Fish… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that threatens> 10 million people annually.
Despite advances in TB diagnostics, patients continue to receive an insufficient diagnosis as …

Microemulsions: Options to expand the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles

S Wolf, C Feldmann - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microemulsions (MEs) are ideal for obtaining high‐quality inorganic nanoparticles. As
thermodynamically stable systems with a nanometer‐sized droplet phase that serves as a …

C-reactive protein as a screening test for HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis prior to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

AE Shapiro, T Hong, S Govere, H Thulare, MY Moosa… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: There is an urgent need for more accurate screening tests for tuberculosis (TB).
We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein (CRP) as a screening test for …

Health outcomes of bedaquiline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in selected high burden countries

X Lu, C Smare, C Kambili, AC El Khoury… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Less than one-third of patients who are estimated to be infected with multidrug-
resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) receive MDR-TB treatment regimens, and only 48% of …

Cost of TB services: approach and summary findings of a multi-country study (Value TB)

S Sweeney, YV Laurence, L Cunnama… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: There are currently large gaps in unit cost data for TB, and substantial
variation in the quality and methods of unit cost estimates. Uncertainties remain about …

Standardized framework for evaluating costs of active case-finding programs: An analysis of two programs in Cambodia and Tajikistan

Y Jo, F Mirzoeva, M Chry, ZZ Qin, A Codlin… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Over the years, technological and process innovations enabled active case
finding (ACF) programs to expand their capacities and scope to have evolved to close gaps …

Isoniazid@Fe2O3 Nanocontainers and Their Antibacterial Effect on Tuberculosis Mycobacteria

P Leidinger, J Treptow, K Hagens, J Eich… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Isoniazid‐filled Fe2O3 hollow nanospheres (INH@ Fe2O3, diameter< 30 nm, 48 wt% INH‐
load) are prepared for the first time and suggested for tuberculosis therapy. After dextran …

Cost of tuberculosis treatment in low-and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-regression

M Siapka, A Vassall, L Cunnama… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Despite a scarcity of tuberculosis (TB) cost data, a substantial body of
evidence has been accumulating for drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) treatment. In this study …