Receiver Operating Characteristic plot of Mantoux tuberculin skin test reaction (mm) for differentiation of <i>M. tuberculosis</i> from NTM isolates.

<p>Area under the curve (AUC) 0.67 (95% CI 0.60–0.73) (p<0.0001).</p

Distribution of children with NTM (n = 104) or <i>M. tuberculosis</i> (n = 182) isolates according to whether acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were detected on initial direct smear microscopy.

<div><p>Children with dual NTM and <i>M. tuberculosis</i> isolates (n = 5) are excluded.</p> <p>Proportions are presented as a percentage of Direct Smear AFB+(n = 70) or Direct Smear AFB–children (n = 1662).</p> <p>Data are n (%).</p></div

Additional file 2: of Predictors of knowledge about tuberculosis: results from SANHANES I, a national, cross-sectional household survey in South Africa

Adult Questionnaire: 15 years and older. (PDF 294 kb

Karstification and Tectonic Effects on the Drainage Trend in the Southwestern Part of Iraq

The extreme southwestern part of Iraq forms a flat terrain, but densely dissected by valleys that flow in different directions with different types. The exposed rocks are horizontally lying, mainly of carbonates of Ratga Formation; Eocene in age; however, eastwards Cretaceous rocks are exposed of different formations; also mainly carbonates with some intercalations of fine clastics and marls. The concerned area is intensely karstified; exhibiting different karst forms and sizes. It is also intensely parted by lineaments of different orientations, which have controlled the drainage style and flow direction. Tectonically, the concerned area lies within the Outer Platform (Unstable Shelf) of the Arabian Plate. Structurally, apart from two main normal faults of E-W trend and intense jointing and lineaments; no other features exist in the area. The intense karstification, presence of lineaments and neotectonic activities has controlled the trends of the valleys forming very complex water shades and basins that locally interfere with each other. These abnormal drainage style and different flow directions of the valleys are studied and correlated with the regional tectonic frame of the region. Moreover, we have used subsurface data; such as groundwater flow directions and geophysical data to indicate the reasons for existing of abnormal drainage style and flow directions of surface water.Validerad;2017;Nivå 1;2017-09-04 (rokbeg)</p

Survival post treatment: Overall, Duration of treatment before LFT, and Age at DR-TB diagnosis.

<p>Survival post treatment: Overall, Duration of treatment before LFT, and Age at DR-TB diagnosis.</p

Retention on treatment: Patients remaining on treatment over the course of treatment (n = 393).

<p>Retention on treatment: Patients remaining on treatment over the course of treatment (n = 393).</p

Demographic characteristics of patients who started treatment between January 2009 and July 2011 who had treatment outcomes by July 2013 (N = 452).

<p>PHC-Primary Health Care</p><p>MDR- multidrug resistance</p><p>Demographic characteristics of patients who started treatment between January 2009 and July 2011 who had treatment outcomes by July 2013 (N = 452).</p

Association of factors with time to loss from DR-TB treatment—2009–2013 (n = 373^*).

<p>* 79 patients who died while on treatment were excluded from this analysis</p><p>^#statistically significant</p><p>^ Sensitivity analysis-Multivariate analysis including Culture conversion status at 4 months of treatment</p><p>Association of factors with time to loss from DR-TB treatment—2009–2013 (n = 373^{<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0118919#t002fn001" target="_blank">*</a>}).</p

Post treatment outcomes of the patients lost from DR-TB treatment (January 2009-July 2013).

<p>Post treatment outcomes of the patients lost from DR-TB treatment (January 2009-July 2013).</p

Kaplan-Meier plot of time to antiretroviral treatment initiation for HIV infected rifampicin resistant tuberculosis patients.

<p>Kaplan-Meier plot of time to antiretroviral treatment initiation for HIV infected rifampicin resistant tuberculosis patients.</p