Browsing Centre for Global Public Health by Subject "Tuberculosis"
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Crisis-Affected Populations and Tuberculosis.
(2017-01)By definition, humanitarian crises can severely affect human health, directly through violence or indirectly through breakdown of infrastructure or lack of provision for basic human needs, such as safe shelter, food, clean ... -
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review.
(2018-04)BACKGROUND: The foreign-born population make up an increasing and large proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) low-incidence countries and challenge TB elimination efforts. ... -
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for latent tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review.
(2018-04)BackgroundMigrants account for a large and growing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) which are primarily due to reactivation of latent ... -
Exploring the effects of BCG vaccination in patients diagnosed with tuberculosis: Observational study using the Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance system.
(2019-08-14)BACKGROUND: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is one of the most widely-used vaccines worldwide. BCG primarily reduces the progression from infection to disease, however there is evidence that BCG may provide additional ... -
The impact of migration on tuberculosis epidemiology and control in high-income countries: a review.
(2016-03-23)Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality in high-income countries with foreign-born individuals bearing a disproportionate burden of the overall TB case burden in these countries. In this review of ... -
Investigating a tuberculosis cluster among Filipino health care workers in a low-incidence country.
(2018-03-01)SETTING: Nearly 8% of adult tuberculosis (TB) cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EW&NI) occur among health care workers (HCWs), the majority of whom are from high TB incidence countries. OBJECTIVES: To determine ... -
Plasticity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis respiratory chain and its impact on tuberculosis drug development.
(Nature Research, 2019-10-31)The viability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) depends on energy generated by its respiratory chain. Cytochrome bc1-aa3 oxidase and type-2 NADH dehydrogenase (NDH-2) are respiratory chain components predicted to be ... -
Reply: Tuberculosis screening in migrants to the EU/EEA and UK.
(2023-11)Tuberculosis incidence estimates from countries of origin alone are often insufficient to predict TB prevalence among migrants https://bit.ly/3PDc35g -
Targeting protein biotinylation enhances tuberculosis chemotherapy.
(2018-04-25)Successful drug treatment for tuberculosis (TB) depends on the unique contributions of its component drugs. Drug resistance poses a threat to the efficacy of individual drugs and the regimens to which they contribute. ... -
Time to regain lost ground: Tuberculosis in the COVID-19 era.
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Vulnerability and tuberculosis treatment outcomes in urban settings in England: A mixed-methods study.
(2023)BACKGROUND: Evidence on factors contributing to poor treatment outcome and healthcare priorities in vulnerable populations affected by tuberculosis (TB) in urban areas of England other than London is needed to inform ...