The advent of COVID-19 and the persistent threat of infectious diseases such as
tuberculosis, malaria, influenza and HIV/AIDS remind us of the marked impact that infections …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease that has represented a major health
problem over the centuries and it has accounted for more human misery, suffering and loss …

Summary Background The Millennium Declaration in 2000 brought special global attention
to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria through the formulation of Millennium Development Goal …

[198] p.: graphs, maps, tablesThe 2013 report on the global AIDS epidemic contains the
latest data on numbers of new HIV infections, numbers of people receiving antiretroviral …

SUMMARY A syndemic is defined as the convergence of two or more diseases that act
synergistically to magnify the burden of disease. The intersection and syndemic interaction …

Lung disease encompasses acute, infectious processes and chronic, non-infectious
processes such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and lung cancer. People …

Improved treatments are needed for nearly all forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Adjunctive host-directed therapies have the potential to shorten tuberculosis treatment …

Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the strongest risk factor for
developing tuberculosis and has fuelled its resurgence, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In …

Background The epidemics of HIV-1 and tuberculosis in South Africa are closely related.
High mortality rates in co-infected patients have improved with antiretroviral therapy, but …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a threat to the health of people worldwide. Infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can result in active TB or, more commonly, latent infection …