Publication date: Nov 01, 2025 Tuberculosis infection (TBI) in adolescents carries a high risk of progression to tuberculosis disease, yet treatment adherence remains a challenge. Case series description. We describe ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 24, 2025 To assess the global, regional, and national burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), including drug-susceptible (DS-TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), among children and adolescents from 1990 ... Read more

Publication date: Sep 19, 2025 Low-complexity, manual nucleic acid amplification tests, such as loop-mediated isothermal amplification for tuberculosis (TB-LAMP), are among the molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics and can provide results ... Read more

Publication date: Sep 01, 2025 Although research has increasingly been focused on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in adolescents, its diagnosis remains complex and challenging. Thus, the use of host transcription markers ... Read more

Publication date: Aug 04, 2025 Low-complexity automated nucleic acid amplification tests (LC-aNAATs) are molecular World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended rapid diagnostic tests widely used for simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... Read more

Publication date: Aug 06, 2025 Tuberculosis is a global public health challenge, disproportionately affecting adolescents in low-and middle-income countries. Malnutrition worsens immune function, delays recovery and increases the risk of ... Read more

Publication date: Jul 29, 2025 Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) is a molecular World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended rapid diagnostic test that simultaneously detects tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance. This review updates ... Read more

Publication date: Jul 28, 2025 Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) among those aged 15-49 years pose a severe public health challenge, yet our understanding of the burden ... Read more