The objective of this article is to describe the state of North, Central, South American and
Caribbean (Pan-American) indigenous health. The second objective is to identify …

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and its human host are the
most competent organisms with co-evolutionary trajectory. This review determined the …

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a major global health problem. Early treatment
of TB is critical; in the absence of rapid-susceptibility testing, the empiric selection of drugs …

Aims: To study socioeconomic status (SES) and living conditions (LC) as risk factors for
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and their impact on QuantiFERON-TB gold (QFT-G) and …

We examined the relationship between continental-level genetic ancestry and racial and
ethnic identity in an admixed population in New Mexico with the goal of increasing our …

This study examines associations between ethnic identity, regional history, and genomic
ancestry in New Mexicans of Spanish-speaking descent (NMS). In structured interviews, we …

SETTING: Referral hospital, South Korea. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of and
factors related to latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) among all hospital employees. DESIGN …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality among human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and the majority of them occur in developing …

Methods It was a case-control study conducted in RSUD Dr. Iskak Hospital, Tulungagung,
between October 2022 and April 2023. Active cases of TB patients were compared with non …

Objective To assess trends in 1) tuberculosis (TB) case notification by year and 2)
cumulative treatment outcomes (stratified by type of TB) in relation to the proportion of …