The diverse clinico-and histopathological features, frequency of transmission and treatment
outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been associated with several environmental …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem, invading all age groups world-wide. It is
an opportunistic infection affecting the individuals alone or with co-infections. Childhood TB …

Summary Objectives The globally distributed “Beijing” lineage of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis has been associated with outbreaks worldwide. Laboratory based studies have …

Background The incidence of tuberculosis in Pakistan is 181/100,000 population. However,
information about transmission and geographical prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Genotypic studies are important to understand the molecular epidemiology and transmission
routes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the first and largest study from India, spoligotyping …

Background In the last decades, the molecular epidemiological investigation of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis has significantly increased our understanding of tuberculosis …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, continues to be the leading
source of mortality and morbidity across the world with India fast emerging as the TB capital …

Background Emerging evidence suggests that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) lineage
and host ethnicity can determine tuberculosis (TB) clinical disease patterns but their relative …

Background The poor peri-urban areas of developing countries with inadequate living
conditions and a high prevalence of HIV infection have been implicated in the increase of …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, is a leading infectious
cause of mortality worldwide, including in Pakistan. Drug resistant M. tuberculosis is an …