Drug resistant tuberculosis contributes significantly to the global burden of antimicrobial
resistance, often consuming a large proportion of the healthcare budget and associated …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
tb) which causes the world's dominant fatal bacterial contagious disease. Increasing studies …

Abstract Background The Target Product Profile (TPP) is a tool used in industry to guide
development strategies by addressing user needs and fostering effective communication …

Background WHO recommends community-wide, systematic tuberculosis screening in high-
prevalence settings. C-reactive protein has been proposed as a tuberculosis screening tool …

Introduction Oral and/or tongue swabs have demonstrated ability to detect Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb) in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Swabs provide useful …

Background Tuberculosis, a major cause of death in people living with HIV, remains
challenging to diagnose. Diagnostic accuracy data are scarce for promising triage and …

Considering that more than 10 million people develop tuberculosis disease (TB) each year
and that nearly 3 million of them are never diagnosed, label-free screening methods …

Introduction New diagnostic tools are needed to rapidly assess the efficacy of pulmonary
tuberculosis (PTB) treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate several immune …

Background Tuberculosis (TB), a major cause of disease and antimicrobial resistance, is
spread via aerosols. Aerosols have diagnostic potential and airborne-microbes other than …

Globally a significant burden of tuberculosis (TB) is faced, which is difficult to eradicate due
to patients' non‐adherence, and drug‐resistant strains that are spreading at an alarming …