OBJECTIVE This study analysed clinical and sociodemographic aspects and follow-up for notified cases of tuberculosis (TB) and explored inequalities in incidence rates and outcome by colour or race and the geographic macro-regions of Brazil. METHODS This paper reports the results of a population-based descriptive epidemiological study of all notified cases of TB in Brazil during the period fro...

BACKGROUND The Eastern border of the European Union (EU) consists of 10 countries after the expansion of the EU in 2004 and 2007. These 10 countries border to the East to countries with high tuberculosis (TB) notification rates. We analyzed the notification data of Europe to quantify the impact of cross-border TB at the Eastern border of the EU. METHODS We used TB surveillance data of 2010 su...

The still increasing global migration affects the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in European countries. We present the case of an asylum seeker from a TB high-endemic country, who presented with severe TB spondylodiscitis and need for emergency surgery. The patient had a history of recurrent sterile axillary and perianal abscesses for years, but TB was never properly ruled out. The patient u...

The National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System received 1,353 tuberculosis (TB) notifications in 2010, representing a rate of 6.1 cases per 100,000 population. While rates of 5 to 6 cases per 100,000 population for TB have been maintained in Australia, since first achieved in the mid-1980s, there has been a steady increase in incidence over the past decade. The incidence in the Australian...

tuberculosis of the foot is an uncommon entity and the reported incidence is 0.1% to 0.3%. the isolated tuberculosis of talonavicular joint is exceptionally rare. in tuberculosis of the foot and ankle, the presentation is usually nonspecific. the diagnosis of tuberculosis affecting foot is difficult, especially when it is isolated. in doubtful cases, diagnosis should be confirmed by histopathol...

Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a major public health problem in our country. The appearance of resistant strains has complicated its control and questioned the appropriateness of the current measures towards prevention and control. An analysis from social determinants related to TB, converge on irregular treatment that generates disease persistence and appearance of resistance to TB drugs. The o...

Tuberculosis (TB) poses a grave predicament to the world as it is not merely a scientific challenge but a socio-economic burden as well. A prime cause of mortality in human due to an infectious disease; the malady and its cause, Mycobacterium tuberculosis have remained an enigma with many questions that remain unanswered. The ability of the pathogen to survive and switch between varied physiolo...

Tuberculosis of the foot is an uncommon entity and the reported incidence is 0.1% to 0.3%. The isolated tuberculosis of talonavicular joint is exceptionally rare. In tuberculosis of the foot and ankle, the presentation is usually nonspecific. The diagnosis of tuberculosis affecting foot is difficult, especially when it is isolated. In doubtful cases, diagnosis should be confirmed by histopathol...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical and diagnostic features of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OT) from a series of cases seen over 30 years in a large university hospital in Naples, Italy. METHODS We reviewed the files of all patients admitted to our department from 1975 to 2004 with a diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis. RESULTS We identified 136 patients with 140 osteoarticular tubercu...