Objectives To describe the global trends of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
infection and disease. Methods A systematic review of studies including culture-based NTM …

Abstract Background The Direct Repeat locus of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTC) is a member of the CRISPR (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing lineage are globally distributed and are
associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia …

The tuberculin skin test used to detect latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection has many
drawbacks, and a new diagnostic test for latent tuberculosis (QuantiFERON-TB [QTF-TB]) …

Lung infections with Mycobacterium abscessus, a species of multidrug-resistant
nontuberculous mycobacteria, are emerging as an important global threat to individuals with …

Background Estimates of the severity of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) are
crucial to assess the public health impact associated with its rapid global dissemination. We …

1 Abstract The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC lineage B. 1.1. 529), which
became dominant in many countries during early 2022, includes several subvariants with …

Abstract SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve and new variants emerge.
Using nationwide Danish data, we estimate the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 …

Abstract Since Robert Koch described the cause of tuberculosis in 1882, the natural history
of the disease after primary infection has been subject to debate. Only∼ 10% of infected …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype strains are highly prevalent in Asian countries
and in the territory of the former Soviet Union. They are increasingly reported in other areas …