The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings

…, JG Taylor, TD McHugh, M Lipman… - The Lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
… an increased emphasis on reducing person-to-person M tuberculosis transmission in … M
tuberculosis transmission, measuring transmission in populations, and modelling transmission

Prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in health care settings

N Swaminathan, SR Perloff… - Infectious Disease …, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
… It is unclear whether this dramatic decrease in TB incidence is related to reduced transmission
due to COVID mitigation measures or decreased detection during the COVID pandemic. …

The Effectiveness of Individual and Environmental Infection Control Measures in Reducing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Systematic Review

GJ Fox, L Redwood, V Chang… - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… (such as respirators), in reducing transmission of tuberculosis in healthcare and other
congregate … review of administrative control measures to reduce tuberculosis transmission [8]. …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in High-Incidence Settings—New Paradigms and Insights

M Coleman, L Martinez, G Theron, R Wood, B Marais - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
… discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosisReducing transmission through public health
interventions has been difficult, due to a lack of effective tools to identify, measure, and quantify M

[HTML][HTML] Reduced transmission of Mycobacterium africanum compared to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urban West Africa

P Asare, A Asante-Poku, DA Prah, S Borrell… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
… The study findings indicate high recent TB transmission, suggesting the occurrence of
unsuspected outbreaks in Ghana. The observed reduced transmission rate of M. africanum …

Risk factors for recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

E Heldal, UR Dahle, P Sandven… - European …, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… for the long-term reduction of tuberculosis in low-prevalence countries. The risk of becoming
infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and developing disease varies tremendously …

Evidence for the Use of Triage, Respiratory Isolation, and Effective Treatment to Reduce the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings: A …

…, M Gregg, HE Barton, M Calderon… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… to reduce Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) transmission in … IPC measures in reducing
MTB transmission, and guidelines … treatment of TB disease reduce the transmission of MTB to …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in a country with low tuberculosis incidence: role of immigration and HIV infection

…, S Gagneux, P Helbling, M Battegay… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
… proportion of 10% for transmission between HIV-infected … found that the incidence of TB
was reduced by 50% to 60% … 10) might have further reduced transmission and might explain …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in Birmingham, UK, 2009–19: An observational study

TM Walker, M Choisy, M Dedicoat… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
… ) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Birmingham presents an opportunity to explore
epidemiological trends and risk factors for transmissionReduction in tuberculosis incidence in the …

Advances in the understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in HIV-endemic settings

JS Peters, JR Andrews, M Hatherill… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
… , consequently, tuberculosis transmission is now being studied with renewed interest. In this
Series paper, we review recent advances in the understanding of tuberculosis transmission, …