The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

Rationale: Workplace inhalational hazards remain common worldwide, even though they
are ameliorable. Previous American Thoracic Society documents have assessed the …

This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

Bioaerosols consist of aerosols originated biologically such as metabolites, toxins, or
fragments of microorganisms that are present ubiquitously in the environment. International …

Background Contact tracing is used for multiple infectious diseases, most recently for COVID-
19, but data regarding its effectiveness in disease control are scarce. To address this …

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is a burgeoning global health crisis mainly affecting
economically active young adults, and has high mortality irrespective of HIV status. In some …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge to global health. Healthcare
workers (HCWs) appear to be at increased risk of TB compared with the general population …

Like other low-income countries, limited data are available on the use of personal protective
equipment (PPE) in Pakistan. We conducted a systematic review of studies on PPE use for …

Background Preventing active tuberculosis (TB) from developing in people with latent
tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important for global TB control. Isoniazid (INH) for six to nine …

Globally, tuberculosis (TB) still remains a major public health problem. India is a high TB
burden country contributing to 26 per cent of global TB burden. During 1944-1980, TB …