Background Tuberculosis (TB) is expected to become the second leading single cause of
death with several risk factors, but the related disease burden is currently unknown. We …

Rationale: The Southeast Asian tuberculosis burden is high, and it remains unclear if urban
indoor air pollution in this setting is exacerbating the epidemic. Objectives: To determine the …

Silicosis is a well-established risk factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. This study
aimed to estimate the burden and risk factors of M. tuberculosis infection. Silicosis patients …

Little is known about whether second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure affects tuberculosis (TB).
Here, we investigate the association of cigarette smoke exposure with active TB and latent …

IL-32 exists as seven mRNA transcripts that can translate into distinct individual IL-32
variants with specific protein domains. These translated protein domains of IL-32 variants …

Sažetak During a two-year period (2001-2003), 464 patients were treated for tuberculosis at
Jordanovac Department for Lung Diseases in Croatia. Besides pulmonary tuberculosis in …

Background: Occupational crystalline silica dust exposure is associated with an elevated
risk of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). However, there is less evidence for an association with …

Aim This study explored longitudinally the relationship between smoking and secondhand
smoke and the incidence of physical frailty in community‐dwelling Japanese older people …

Background and Objectives. Cigarette smoke (CS) is a major risk factor contributing to the
burden of tuberculosis. Little is known, however, about the effects of CS exposure on growth …

This manuscript describes the infection of mice and guinea pigs with mycobacteria via
various routes, as well as necropsy methods for the determination of mycobacterial loads …