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…h and substance use disorders, diabetes, Hepatitis C, lupus and HIV); half of whom reported more than one comorbidity, and all face…

…larly AIDS and tuberculosis) and non-communicable diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic has been signified by excess deaths. Although never of…

…use of death from a single infectious agent in 2023, surpassing COVID-19. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical, with decentralised d…

…es (HIV, tuberculosis) and non-communicable diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and cancer), aligning with national health priori…

…als with TB lacked symptoms, and their contacts and symptomatic TB contacts had similarly increased risk of QFT positivity compare…

…Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may require biological therapy, particularly tumour necros…

…Global efforts to tackle tuberculosis (TB) are starting to bear fruit, with the number of cases decre…

… granulomas arise from mycobacterial or fungal infection, while sarcoidosis is the leading non-infectious cause. Thoracoscopy and surgical …

…res using both methods to discriminate between active pulmonary TB (PTB), QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) positive/latent TB (LTBI) and …

…ers, 14/93 (15%) ex-miners, and 2/127 (1.6%) community members. Silicosis prevalence in current and ex-miners was 11% and 36%, respective…

…r and 1.95% with other diagnoses, such as tuberculosis. Primary lung cancer was categorised as adenocarcinoma (52.31%), squamous cell carci…

…ich only 3 had granulomatous lymphadenitis, with one treated as sarcoidosis and one diagnosed with TB. In 32 patients with scores of 1 and …