BACKGROUND In Côte d'Ivoire, a TB prison program has been developed since 1999. This program includes offering TB screening to prisoners who show up with TB symptoms at the infirmary. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of pulmonary TB among inmates at the Correctional and Detention Facility of Abidjan, the largest prison of Côte d'Ivoire, 16 years after this TB program was implemented...

Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) – multi-drug and extensively drug-resistant (MDR XDR) is a global problem. Purpose of the work. To study features RR-TB combined with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS). Material Methods. A total 420 patients active pulmonary TB were examined. All divided into groups depending on presence or absence ADS. The ADS referred to main (MG), those without compa...

BACKGROUND TB patients discharged from hospitals in South Africa experience poor continuity of care, failing to continue TB treatment at other levels of care. Factors contributing to poor continuity of TB care are insufficiently described to inform interventions. OBJECTIVE To describe continuity of care and risk factors in TB patients discharged from a referral hospital in the Western Cape, S...

OBJECTIVE Previous tuberculosis (TB) treatment status is an established risk factor for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). This study explores which factors related to previous TB treatment may lead to the development of multidrug resistant in Bangladesh. DESIGN We previously conducted a large case-control study to identify risk factors for developing MDR-TB in Bangladesh. Patients who had a hi...

Transverse basement (TB) faults are important structures in the mountain belts or sedimentary basins influencing various aspects of them. The origin of these faults is diverse, but their effect on the shape and configuration of continental margins is characteristics. The Western Alborz range that borders the South Caspian basin to southwest is a complex range with principal faults and known ear...

Peng et al.[1] reported that the MDR‐TB burden among the new tuberculosis (TB) patients accounted for more than 1/4th of all multidrug‐resistant TB (MDR‐TB) cases in the past 5 years in Zhejiang province, although the identified rate of MDR‐TB among 9830 new TB cases was only 2.0%. Drug‐resistant TB, especially MDR‐TB, is a major threat to the control of TB worldwide. However, due to high cost ...