Concept: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Tongue swab PCR showed high accuracy for pulmonary tuberculosis
Non-invasive tongue swabs as an alternative TB test for patients unable to produce sputum samples

Short-course anti-TB therapy followed regression of reactivated focus
Tuberculosis reactivation during cancer immunotherapy resolved with abbreviated drug therapy

Isoniazid monoresistance and alopecia occurred together in one TB case
Hair loss in tuberculosis treatment may signal drug resistance

Atrophic arm plaques were linked to Mycobacterium abscessus infection
Mycobacterial infection mimicking atrophic plaques in adolescent patient

XGBoost outperformed ARIMA and Prophet for TB forecasting
Machine learning improves tuberculosis forecasting in coastal cities

About half with trace ultra results were recommended tuberculosis therapy
TB disease assessment in people with borderline molecular test results

Patient delay in tuberculosis care increased in Shenyang from 2015 to 2024
What causes TB patients in Northeast China to delay seeking medical care

Compensatory mutations showed limited effect on MDR/RR-TB clustering
Compensatory mutations play a minor role in spreading drug-resistant tuberculosis

Thwaites and Marais scores are suggested as first-line TBM screening tests
Evaluating diagnostic tools to identify tuberculosis of the brain membrane early

Seroprevalence of mycobacteria detected in Korean swine
Tracking tuberculosis and related infections in Korean pig populations across farms and wildlife.












