There are an estimated 10 million new cases of tuberculosis worldwide annually, with
282,000 new or relapsed cases each year reported from the Americas. With improvements …

Abstract Background Type 1, type 17, and other proinflammatory cytokines are important in
host immunity to tuberculosis (TB) in animal models. However, their role in human immunity …

ABSTRACT Lineage 2 (East Asian), which includes the Beijing genotype, is one of the most
prevalent lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) throughout the world. The Beijing …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases risk for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and adverse treatment
outcomes. Systemic hyper-inflammation is characteristic in people with TB and concurrent …

Currently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates of Latin-American Mediterranean (LAM)
family may be detected far beyond the geographic areas that coined its name 15 years ago …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem in Ecuador with an incidence of 43
per 100,000 inhabitants and an estimated multidrug-resistant-TB prevalence in all TB cases …

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health concerns in Assam, a remote state
located in the northeastern (NE) region of India. The present study was undertaken to …

Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (BTB), the pathogen
responsible for serious economic impact on the livestock sector. In order to obtain data on …

Background Combining different molecular typing methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex (MTBC) can be a powerful tool for molecular epidemiology-based investigation of …

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide.
Among the estimated cases of drug-resistant TB, approximately 60% occur in the BRICS …