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Background Community-wide screening is a crucial strategy to end tuberculosis (TB), but a common concern is potential harm from overtreatment following false positive diagnoses. However, current refer...

Xpert MTB/RIF® and chest radiography at TB treatment initiation identify a majority of patients for whom a 4-month treatment duration is non-inferior to th

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

AbstractBackground. The relationship between nutritional status and tuberculosis is critically important but poorly understood. We extended a 2009 review c

Background While a range of interventions exist for tuberculosis prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment, their potential population impact and cost-effectiveness are seldom directly compared,...

Introduction Randomised trials comparing new vaccines against tuberculosis for use in neonates and infants, for whom Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is established practice, are using tuberc...

Introduction Recent trials have demonstrated that shortened four-month treatment durations are effective for the majority of people with tuberculosis (TB). However, there is a population of TB patient...

Introduction Recent trials have demonstrated that shortened four-month treatment durations are effective for the majority of people with tuberculosis (TB). However, there is a population of TB patient...

Randomised trials of new TB treatment regimens use a non-inferiority design, comparing new regimens to the established standard of care. In the last 20-years, these trials have used a composite