Geo-spatial high-risk clusters of Tuberculosis in the global general population: a systematic review

TKA Teibo, RLP Andrade, RJ Rosa, RBV Tavares… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The objective of this systematic review is to identify tuberculosis (TB) high-risk
among the general population globally. The review was conducted using the following …

Ecological-level factors associated with tuberculosis incidence and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AM Liyew, ACA Clements, TY Akalu… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality, with the
risk of infection affected by both individual and ecological-level factors. While systematic …

The association between air pollutants, meteorological factors and tuberculosis cases in Beijing, China: a seven-year time series study

S Sun, Q Chang, J He, X Wei, H Sun, Y Xu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe public health problem globally. Previous studies
have revealed insufficient and inconsistent associations between air pollutants …

Effects and interaction of meteorological factors on pulmonary tuberculosis in Urumqi, China, 2013–2019

Y Nie, Y Lu, C Wang, Z Yang, Y Sun, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Most existing studies have only investigated the delayed effect of
meteorological factors on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). However, the effect of extreme …

Association between averaged meteorological factors and tuberculosis risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

T Qin, Y Hao, Y Wu, X Chen, S Zhang, M Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inconsistencies were discovered in the findings regarding the effects of meteorological
factors on tuberculosis (TB). This study conducted a systematic review of published studies …

Survival trend of tuberculosis patients and risk factors associated with mortality and developing drug-resistant tuberculosis in hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia: a …

AR Yaghi, HS Shaheed, SN Harun, IA Hyder Ali… - … in Respiratory Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highlights What are the main findings? Higher rate of mortality among drug addict TB
patients and an association with abnormal laboratory values. Relapsed TB and alcohol …

An ecological study mapping socioeconomic inequalities in tuberculosis incidence in a southern state of Brazil

LV de Lima, G Pavinati, IGS Palmieri… - Spatial and Spatio …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze the spatial patterns and factors associated with tuberculosis incidence
in the municipalities of Paraná, Brazil. Materials and methods Ecological study examining …

Prediction of tuberculosis cases based on sociodemographic and environmental factors in gombak, Selangor, Malaysia: A comparative assessment of multiple linear …

NA Mohidem, M Osman, FM Muharam… - The International …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Early prediction of tuberculosis (TB) cases is very crucial for its prevention and
control. This study aims to predict the number of TB cases in Gombak based on …

Mapping hotspots of tuberculosis cases with validation on site in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia

NA Mohidem, M Osman, Z Hashim… - Spatial Information …, 2024 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) is regarded as one of the leading causes of death globally. The control
strategies and resource allocation need to be prioritized in high risk areas by implementing …

Modelling of tuberculosis dynamics incorporating indirect transmission of contaminated environment and infectivity of smear-negative individuals: A case study for …

C Gao, T Zhang, Y Liao, Y Wang, H Jiao, M Wu, Q Cui… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Xinjiang has been one of the high incidence areas of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in
China. Besides being infected by direct contacting with active PTB individuals (direct …