World TB Day 2025: Article collection
Ahead of this year's World TB (Tuberculosis) Day on 24 March 2025, we have compiled a number of recent articles from our two journals International Health and Transactions.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria. It spreads through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit. Tuberculosis is preventable and curable. About a quarter of the global population is estimated to have been infected with TB bacteria.
The WHO theme of 'Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver', is a bold call for hope, urgency, and accountability.
Read the article collection below.
Transactions
Impact of repeat testing in tuberculosis patients with a trace call on Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: a retrospective cohort study.
Suyash Jha, Nitin Gupta, Tirlangi Praveen Kumar, Kiran Chawla, Vishnu P Shenoy, Muralidhar Varma, Mohan K Manu.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, traf002, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf002
Micronutrient status and risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Indonesian tuberculosis case contacts.
Ayesha J Verrall, Lisa Houghton, Lika Apriani, Harold E Atmaja, Arjan van Laarhoven, James E Ussher, Rovina Ruslami, Katrina Sharples, Susan McAllister, Reinout van Crevel, Philip C Hill, Bachti Alisjahbana.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, trae140, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae140
The first insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in the lower northern region in Thailand.
Janisara Rudeeaneksin, Supranee Bunchoo, Benjawan Phetsuksiri, Sopa Srisungngam, Ratchaneeporn Khummin, Jeewan Thapa, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 8, August 2024, Pages 527–536, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae014
Clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of patients living with HIV and co-infected with tuberculosis and histoplasmosis: a 5-y retrospective case series.
María Eugenia Castellanos Reynosa and others.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 6, June 2024, Pages 391–398, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad104
CG is protective against death in male but not female patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau.
Anders Solitander Bohlbro, Antonio Matteus Mendes, Armando Sifna, Cecilie Blenstrup Patsche, Martin Emil Schomann Soelberg, Victor Gomes, Christian Wejse, Frauke Rudolf.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 365–374, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac120
Screening adults with tuberculosis for severe illness at notification: programme experience from Gujarat, India.
Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Kajal Bhagavanjibhai Davara, Kedar Gautambhai Mehta, Bhavesh Vitthalbhai Modi, Monark Jitendrabhai Vyas, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Ajay M V Kumar.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 116, Issue 12, December 2022, Pages 1172–1180, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac060
International Health
Pregnant women and healthcare workers’ perceptions on tuberculosis and screening: a cross-sectional study in Indonesia.
Dzerlina Syanaiscara Rahari, Detty Siti Nurdiati, Jarir At Thobari, Suyanto Suyanto, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul.
International Health, ihae069, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae069
Supporting multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB treatment adherence in people with harmful use of alcohol through person-centred care.
Rebecca E Harrison, Volha Shyleika, Raman Vishneuski, Olga Leonovich, Dmitri Vetushko, Alena Skrahina, Htay Thet Mar, Ekaterine Garsevanidze, Christian Falkenstein, Öznur Sayakci, Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin, Cecilio Tan, Norman Sitali, Kerri Viney, Knut Lonnroth, Beverley Stringer, Cono Ariti, Animesh Sinha.
International Health, ihae066, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae066
Self-reported prevalence of tuberculosis: unveiling spatial representation in the districts of Tamil Nadu.
Malaisamy Muniyandi, Kavi Mathiyazhagan, Nagarajan Karikalan.
International Health, ihae072, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae072
Sputum culture conversion and its predictors among drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients in eastern Ethiopia.
Mulugeta Gamachu, Alemayehu Deressa, Lemma Demissei Regassa, Miesso Bayu, Ibsa Mussa, Fekede Asefa Kumsa, Tariku Dingeta.
International Health, ihae059, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae059
Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in areas with a moderate tuberculosis burden.
Noormohamad Mansoori, Bagher Pahlavanzadeh, Masoumeh Atarjalali.
International Health, Volume 17, Issue 2, March 2025, Pages 186–194, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae039
Influence of the new dispersible fixed-dose combination anti-Tuberculosis drug on treatment adherence among children with Tuberculosis in Osun State, Nigeria.
Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Patrick A Akinyemi, Sunday Asuke, Chukwuma Anyaike, Ndubuisi A Uwaezuoke, Urhioke Ochuko, Emperor Ubochioma, Amos Omoniyi, Corinne S Merle, Soji Daniel.
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 5, September 2024, Pages 534–543, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad104
Compliance and illiteracy when treating tuberculosis.
Gudlaug Maria Sveinbjornsdottir, Dina Kamowa, Precious Ngwalero Katundu, Sveinbjorn Gizurarson.
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 126–128, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad077
Self-efficacy and self-management mediate the association of health literacy and quality of life among patients with TB in Tibet, China: a cross-sectional study.
An-kang Liu, Yu-yao Liu, Jin Su, Jing Gao, Li-juan Dong, Qi-yuan Lv, Qiao-hong Yang.
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 585–600, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad040