Tuberculosis (TB) is the key cause of death in HIV/AIDS patients, and HIV-associated TB is
associated with higher mortality than TB in HIV-negative patients. 1 Approximately more …

Can eradication of helminthic infections change the face of AIDS and tuberculosis?:
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The prevalence of helminthic infections in most of the developing countries is overwhelming,
and almost a quarter of the world's population is infected by them. Likewise, with the spread …

Background Although a third of people with tuberculosis (TB) are estimated to be coinfected
with helminths, the prevalence is largely unknown among people with drug-resistant TB (DR …

Background The impact of intestinal helminth infection on the clinical presentation and
immune response during active tuberculosis (TB) infection is not well characterized. Our aim …

Background Tuberculosis continues to be a health problem of both developed and
developing countries, and its incidence has currently increased due to HIV induced immune …

Helminth infections are among the neglected tropical diseases affecting billions of people
globally, predominantly in developing countries. Helminths' effects are augmented by …

Africa is the second most populous continent and has perennial health challenges. Of the
estimated 181 million school aged children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), nearly half suffer …

Background Areas endemic of helminth infection, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are to a large
extent overlapping. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of asymptomatic helminth …

Background Helminths affect the outcome of tuberculosis by shifting cell mediated immune
response to humoral and by total suppression of the host immune system. On the reverse …