Tuberculosis (TB) is a dominant cause of mortality from a single infectious disease agent. It
is a global health issue that has been tagged as a public health emergency for decades. The …

People with tuberculosis (TB) are at risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. We
estimated the prevalence of cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors among people with active TB …

Background: Conflicting results exist regarding the risk of ischemic stroke in tuberculosis
survivors. We aimed to estimate the risk of ischemic stroke using a nationwide population …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) and its risk factors are independently associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD). We determined the prevalence and associations of CVD risk …

Childhood stroke is not as common as adult stroke, but it is underrecognized the world over.
Diagnosis is often delayed due to lack of awareness not only by the lay public but also by …

Objective There have been only a few studies of ischemic stroke in patients with pulmonary
tuberculosis (pTB). This study aimed to explore the clinical features and the underlying …

Introduction Unmeasured confounding poses a serious threat to observational studies of
post-TB health outcomes. E-values have been recently proposed as a method to assess the …

Background Stroke is considered as one of the most important concerns in health care
centers around the world. By definition there are two types of stroke including ischemic …

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health issue which is one of the main causes
of disability. In regions with high TB incidence, Pott's disease, also known as spinal …

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-recognised risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). T2D significantly
increases the risk of developing active TB and patients with TB-T2D comorbidity are at …