[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Chagas disease in Latin-American migrants living in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Requena-Méndez, E Aldasoro… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Few studies have assessed the burden of Chagas disease in non-endemic
countries and most of them are based on prevalence estimates from Latin American (LA) …

The transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high burden settings

TA Yates, PY Khan, GM Knight, JG Taylor… - The Lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Unacceptable levels of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission are noted in high burden
settings and a renewed focus on reducing person-to-person transmission in these …

The global diabetes epidemic: what does it mean for infectious diseases in tropical countries?

R Van Crevel, S Van De Vijver… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Tropical countries are experiencing a substantial rise in type 2 diabetes, which is often
undiagnosed or poorly controlled. Since diabetes is a risk factor for many infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB

DAJ Moore, CAW Evans, RH Gilman… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background New diagnostic tools are urgently needed to interrupt the transmission of
tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Rapid, sensitive detection of tuberculosis …

[HTML][HTML] A 24-week, all-oral regimen for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis

BT Nyang'wa, C Berry, E Kazounis… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In patients with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis, all-oral treatment regimens that
are more effective, shorter, and have a more acceptable side-effect profile than current …

[HTML][HTML] The 2021 WHO catalogue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mutations associated with drug resistance: a genotypic analysis

TM Walker, P Miotto, CU Köser, PW Fowler… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Molecular diagnostics are considered the most promising route to achievement
of rapid, universal drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex …

Characterization and management of paradoxical upgrading reactions in HIV-uninfected patients with lymph node tuberculosis

CR Hawkey, T Yap, J Pereira, DAJ Moore… - Clinical infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
In a retrospective analysis, paradoxical deterioration of lymph node tuberculosis in human
immunodeficiency virus-uninfected patients was common, occurring in 25 (23%) of 109 …

Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay, a rapid, reliable diagnostic test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis suitable for use in resource-poor settings

DAJ Moore, D Mendoza, RH Gilman… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
There is an urgent need for new tools to improve our ability to diagnose tuberculosis (TB)
and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) in resource-poor settings. In a retrospective analysis …

The detection of airborne transmission of tuberculosis from HIV-infected patients, using an in vivo air sampling model

AR Escombe, C Oeser, RH Gilman… - Clinical Infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis remains an important public health
problem. We created an in vivo air sampling model to study airborne transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of multidrug-resistant and drug-susceptible tuberculosis within households: a prospective cohort study

L Grandjean, RH Gilman, L Martin, E Soto… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The “fitness” of an infectious pathogen is defined as the ability of the pathogen
to survive, reproduce, be transmitted, and cause disease. The fitness of multidrug-resistant …