Background Multiple studies of tuberculosis treatment have indicated that patients with
diabetes mellitus may experience poor outcomes. We performed a systematic review and meta-…

Objective To assess the yield of finding additional TB or diabetes mellitus (DM) cases
through systematic screening and to determine the effectiveness of preventive TB therapy in …

Globally, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is declining very slowly, and the noncommunicable
disease (NCD) burden for many countries is steadily increasing. Several NCDs, such as …

… Une réunion d’experts s’est tenue en novembre 2009 pour discuter des preuves existantes
suffisantes pour formuler des recommandations fermes sur la prise en charge conjointe de …

The steadily growing epidemic of diabetes mellitus (DM) poses a threat for global tuberculosis
(TB) control. Previous studies have identified an important association between DM and …

Passive case finding, the detection of tuberculosis (TB) cases among persons presenting to
health facilities with symptoms suggestive of TB, has remained the principal public health …

… Molecular epidemiological studies showed that transmission was likely to occur in social
settings such as informal bars in Mexico and South Africa, and in facilities such as correctional …

Contact investigation contributes to improving early case detection of tuberculosis (TB).
However, its implementation in low-income, high TB burden countries remains limited. A …

… Fisher’s exact test was used when an expected value was 5 in a cell of any 2 2 comparison
… default cases is essential to assess an NTP’s performance and to identify the most effective …

… It will focus on the situation in developing countries where the majority of the world’s
population lives. It will outline what is known about the burden of disease and available …