Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria
(NTM) may or may not have same clinical presentations, but the treatment regimens are …

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered a major sleep-related breathing
problem with an increasing prevalence rate. Retrospective studies have revealed the risk of …

Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is considered to be a worldwide
problem with notoriously difficult and challenging treatment. Adverse events associated with …

Determination of physical property of the soil helps in identification and classification of soil
which includes analysis of particle size distribution, Atterberg limits, water content, specific …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are ever more important in recent years for
leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Clinical appearance of Mycobacterium …

Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality around the world. Preliminary studies have evaluated the association …

Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global health problem with
notoriously difficult and challenging treatment. This study determined treatment outcome in …

Results: A delay was arbitrarily defined as a time period of more than 15 days from the date
of sputum collection for DST to the date of admission. It considered of two parts, one due to …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are an intriguing group of pulmonary disorders, which still
require the study of epidemiological, genetic, pathophysiological, clinical, and radiological …

Background: There is strong evidence that periodontal disease (PD) is related to various
systemic diseases including respiratory diseases. Dental plaque is the primal cause of PD, and …