Throughout history, pandemics of viral infections such as HIV, Ebola and Influenza have
disrupted health care systems, including the prevention and control of endemic diseases …

The cascade of care is a model for evaluating patient retention across sequential stages of
care required to achieve a successful treatment outcome. This approach was first used to …

Background Tuberculosis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease, causing
more than a million deaths annually. Given an emphasis on equity in access to diagnosis …

Bacteriophages (phages) are selective viral predators of bacteria. Abundant and ubiquitous
in nature, phages can be used to treat bacterial infections (phage therapy), including …

Objectives To track the prevalence trends of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) at the global,
regional, and national levels. Methods Data on the prevalence of LTBI were extracted from …

Infectious diseases kill over 17 million people a year, among which bacterial infections stand
out. From all the bacterial infections, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, meningitis, pneumonia, sexual …

Background Worldwide tuberculosis (TB) takes more lives than any other infectious
diseases. WHO estimates around 68,000 incident TB cases in Nepal. However, in 2018 only …

Asia has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI) in the world.
Optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of LTBI is one of the key strategies for achieving the …

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is the leading cause of
death and diseases from a single infectious agent and continues to be a major global public …

Abstract Introduction Men in sub‐Saharan Africa are less likely to use HIV testing services
than their female counterparts. Norms of masculinity are frequently cited as the main barrier …