[HTML][HTML] The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report–not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB

J Chakaya, E Petersen, R Nantanda, BN Mungai… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To review the data presented in the 2021 WHO global TB report and discuss the
current constraints in the global response. Introduction and methods The WHO global TB …

The intersecting pandemics of tuberculosis and COVID-19: population-level and patient-level impact, clinical presentation, and corrective interventions

K Dheda, T Perumal, H Moultrie, R Perumal… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

[HTML][HTML] Global Tuberculosis Report 2020–Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts

J Chakaya, M Khan, F Ntoumi, E Aklillu… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The October 2020 Global TB report reviews TB control strategies and United
Nations (UN) targets set in the political declaration at the September 2018 UN General …

[HTML][HTML] Global health burden of ambient PM2. 5 and the contribution of anthropogenic black carbon and organic aerosols

S Chowdhury, A Pozzer, A Haines… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2. 5) poses a major global health risk,
commonly assessed by assuming equivalent toxicity for different PM 2. 5 constituents. We …

What we know about tuberculosis transmission: an overview

G Churchyard, P Kim, NS Shah… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Tuberculosis remains a global health problem with an enormous burden of disease,
estimated at 10.4 million new cases in 2015. To stop the tuberculosis epidemic, it is critical …

Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis

MJA Reid, N Arinaminpathy, A Bloom, BR Bloom… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained
declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide …

[HTML][HTML] Using artificial intelligence to read chest radiographs for tuberculosis detection: A multi-site evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of three deep learning …

ZZ Qin, MS Sander, B Rai, CN Titahong… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Deep learning (DL) neural networks have only recently been employed to interpret chest
radiography (CXR) to screen and triage people for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). No …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in tuberculosis burden and notifications in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KC Horton, P MacPherson, RMGJ Houben… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis (TB) case notification rates are usually higher in men than in
women, but notification data are insufficient to measure sex differences in disease burden …

[HTML][HTML] Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review

RM Burke, M Nliwasa, HRA Feasey… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Community-based active case-finding interventions might identify and treat
more people with tuberculosis disease than standard case detection. We aimed to assess …

Risk factors for tuberculosis

P Narasimhan, J Wood, CR MacIntyre… - Pulmonary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The risk of progression from exposure to the tuberculosis bacilli to the development of active
disease is a two‐stage process governed by both exogenous and endogenous risk factors …