Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem. Although efforts to control the
epidemic have reduced mortality and incidence, there are several predisposing factors that …

The risk of exposure, progression to active tuberculosis (TB) and then to cure is a process
affected by several risk factors. Along with well known risk factors such as human …

The body of knowledge on alcohol use and communicable diseases has been growing in
recent years. Using a narrative review approach, this paper discusses alcohol's role in the …

Globally, an estimated 107 million people have an alcohol use disorder (AUD) leading to 2.8
million premature deaths each year. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-
TB) continue to challenge physicians and public health specialists. Global treatment …

Abstracts Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single
infectious disease and ranks 13th among the leading causes of death worldwide. In this …

Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem. Although efforts to control the
epidemic have reduced mortality and incidence, there are several predisposing factors that …

Background People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are more likely to
develop tuberculosis (TB), and their co-infection (HIV-TB) increases the risk of death. We …

Ending TB has been a global struggle for decades. Despite numerous efforts to accelerate
the reduction in incidence and mortality, TB continues to be one of the top infectious killers …

Background and objectives As for all tests, the diagnostic performances of Xpert MTB/RIF
might be different in settings with different tuberculosis prevalence. Aim of the study is to …