[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KA Alene, K Wangdi, S Colquhoun, K Chani, T Islam… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The sustainable development goals aim to improve health for all by 2030. They
incorporate ambitious goals regarding tuberculosis (TB), which may be a significant cause of …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction of diabetes and tuberculosis: translating research to policy and practice

R van Crevel, JA Critchley - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes Mellitus increases the risk of developing Tuberculosis (TB) disease by about three
times; it also doubles the risk of death during TB treatment and other poor TB treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes-associated susceptibility to tuberculosis: contribution of hyperglycemia vs. Dyslipidemia

MD Ngo, S Bartlett, K Ronacher - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes is a major risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). Diabetes increases the risk of the
progression from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active pulmonary TB and TB patients …

Latent tuberculosis infection and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in Peru and Uganda

MA Huaman, CN De Cecco… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Tuberculosis (TB) has been linked to an increased risk of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We assessed whether latent TB infection (LTBI) is …

[HTML][HTML] Higher serum cholesterol levels are associated with reduced systemic inflammation and mortality during tuberculosis treatment independent of body mass …

V Chidambaram, L Zhou, J Ruelas Castillo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Lipids play a central role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). The effect of
serum lipid levels on TB treatment (ATT) outcomes and their association with serum …

[HTML][HTML] The association of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and statin use with inflammation and treatment outcomes in tuberculosis

V Chidambaram, J Ruelas Castillo, A Kumar, J Wei… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have a close
epidemiological and pathogenetic overlap. Thus, it becomes essential to understand the …

Association between latent tuberculosis and ischemic heart disease: a hospital-based cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia

EA Al Khoufi - Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: atherosclerosis could be a sequela of long-term activation of cell-mediated
immunity as the case of latent tuberculosis infection. Atherosclerosis is the main pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertension is associated with increased mortality in patients with tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau

AB Seegert, CB Patsche, A Sifna, VF Gomes… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with a number of non-communicable co-
morbidities, which can complicate treatment and impair outcome. The aim of this study was …

Risk factors for ischemic stroke in children with tuberculous meningitis

RS Solomons, ST Nieuwoudt, JA Seddon… - Child's Nervous …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Cerebrovascular complications are commonly observed in children with
tuberculous meningitis. We aimed to determine which clinical factors were associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotective effect of a novel ATP-synthase inhibitor bedaquiline in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury

D Umbrasas, O Arandarcikaite, R Grigaleviciute… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction during ischemic stroke ultimately manifests as ATP depletion.
Mitochondrial ATP synthase upon loss of mitochondrial membrane potential during ischemia …