Epigenetic mechanisms are pivotal in regulating gene expression during cellular response
to extracellular stimuli. Bacterial infections have a profound effect on the host epigenome …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), is an infectious
disease with more than 10.4 million cases and 1.7 million deaths reported worldwide in …

Background Control of the global burden of tuberculosis is obstructed due to lack of simple,
rapid and cost effective diagnostic techniques that can be used in resource poor-settings. To …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease mainly caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (MTB), but other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) …

Background rpoB gene mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) make the bacteria
resistant to rifampicin. Thus, these mutations are surrogate markers for multi-drug resistance …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem worldwide. Though
Pulmonary TB (PTB) is mostly discussed, one in five cases of TB present are extrapulmonary …

Background: This study intended to investigate the effects of serum high-sensitivity C-
reactive protein (hs-CRP) on the incidence of lung cancer in male patients with pulmonary …

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate the diet quality of
tuberculosis patients and healthy adults by using the China Healthy Diet Index (CHDI) and …

Presently, tuberculosis (TB) re-emergence and spread are of worldwide concern
(Mokrousov et al., 2002). The global spread of the disease is complicated by the ubiquitous …

The conventional methods for diagnosis of tubercular lymphadenitis (TBLN) such as-fine
needle aspiration cytology, Ziehl-Neelsen staining and culture have limitations of low …