Risk score models are simple scoring systems that map patient characteristics to the probability of an outcome occurring. These models are popular with clinicians because …
Background: During adolescence, childhood and adult forms of tuberculosis (TB) overlap, resulting in diverse disease manifestations. Knowing which patient characteristics are associated with which manifestations …
A literature review of the Tuberculosis epidemic in Ukraine, drug-resistant TB strains, and the impact of the military conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Background: Ukraine is …
In addition to increasing morbidity and mortality of the source case, delay in pulmonary TB (PTB) diagnosis can lead to multiple secondary cases. It is …
Background. Ukraine has one of the highest burdens of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) in the world, and since 2014, the country has been involved in an …
IMPORTANCE Shifting from inpatient to outpatient tuberculosis treatment is an important step in improving access to care for TB patients. Furthermore, this transition contributes to …
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is a pathogen that affects more than one third of the world’s population. Its increasing resistance to antibiotics …
Previously treated tuberculosis (TB) patients have a higher risk of drug resistance disease which may adversely affect treatment outcome. TB retreatment patients (RTP) include those …
To investigate the clinical manifestations and factors associated with mortality in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Chest Clinic in Accra, …
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of mortality from a single infectious agent worldwide. The World Health Organization has responded with the END TB Strategy, …
Ukraine currently suffers from the second highest Tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate in Europe, and Pediatric TB has been a growing problem. The recent implementation of …
Setting: This research took place in Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in Georgetown, Guyana. Guyana is a low resource, tropical country located on the northern coast …
Unpublished. Work in progress. Most recent draft of clinical diagnostic and treatment algorithm, designed in collaboration with Ugandan physicians to be used in low-resource settings …