Generalist and specialist species differ in the breadth of their ecological niches. Little is known
about the niche width of obligate human pathogens. Here we analyzed a global collection …

Deep learning (DL) neural networks have only recently been employed to interpret chest
radiography (CXR) to screen and triage people for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). No published …

Background The Xpert MTB/RIF assay has garnered significant interest as a sensitive and
rapid diagnostic tool to improve detection of sensitive and drug resistant tuberculosis. However…

Background There is increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV seropositive
individuals. The prevalence of HIV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa; however, HIV-related …

Background . The monitoring of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
who are treated with antiretroviral medications in resource-limited settings is typically …

There is growing evidence that a number of pulmonary diseases affect women differently and
with a greater degree of severity than men. The causes for such sex disparity is the focus of …

Background Drug resistance is a challenge for the global control of tuberculosis. We
examined mortality in patients with tuberculosis from high-burden countries, according to …

Background The treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is essential for tuberculosis
elimination in the United States, but the major limitation is poor adherence to therapy. To aid …

Although recent studies have reported otherwise, previous conventional wisdom has held
that one-half to twothirds of pregnant women with tuberculosis are asymptomatic. If true, this …

Purpose The objectives of this study were to characterise the sexual health of street-connected
adolescents in Eldoret, Kenya, analyse gender disparity of risks, estimate the prevalence …