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20.9 %Among 1363 sputum samples analysed from presumptive TB patients in Lambaréné, Gabon, 285 (20.9%) were Auramin acid fast bacilli (AFB) smear-positive.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2018–2020published 2022Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1111/tmi.13736
Healthcare workers are at higher risk of tuberculosis than the general population.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2021BMC health services researcheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12913-021-07236-z
41 %The probability of survival of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis sepsis was 41% on day 20 after admission.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2023Infectioneurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1007/s15010-022-01950-4
9.2 yearsThe mean age of children with tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon between 2011 and 2021 was 9.2 years.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2011–2021published 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609
20 casesAmong 101 ART-naive HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in an HIV clinic in Gabon, active TB was present in 20 patients.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2017Infectioneurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1007/s15010-017-1000-9
116 hoursThe sputum bacterial load decreased from a mean baseline time to culture positivity (TTP) of 116.0 ± 47.6 hours to 35.5 ± 59.3 hours at day 7 and to 54.8 ± 86.8 hours at day 14.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2013Journal of clinical microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1128/jcm.03290-12
19.3 cycle_thresholdThe sputum bacterial load decreased from a mean baseline Xpert MTB/RIF cycle threshold (C(T)) of 19.3 ± 3.88 to 0.55 ± 3.07 at day 7 and to 2.06 ± 4.37 at day 14.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2013Journal of clinical microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1128/jcm.03290-12
201 patientsIn Lambaréné, Gabon, between 2012 and 2014, 201 adult and pediatric TB patients were enrolled and followed up.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2012 and 2014published 2016The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0668
33 %PTB was confirmed in 34 of 103 (33%).
Gabontuberculoseobserved September 2024-January 2025published 2026IJID regionseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations
55 %The proportion of men with RR-TB was 55% and of women was 45%.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2014-2021published 2023Infectioneurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1007/s15010-022-01941-5
1.4 %L2 lineage strains accounted for 1.4% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated in Gabon between 2012 and 2022.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2012–2022published 2025IJID regionseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations
3.9 odds_ratioLength of hospital stay below 10 days was associated with increased mortality among PLHIV with tuberculosis (odds ratio = 3.9, 95% CI: 1.06–14.3, p = 0.04).
Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2021-2022published 2025Southern African journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.4102/sajid.v40i1.695
7.3 %Among 41 MTBC isolates, multidrug resistance (isoniazid and rifampicin) was detected in 3 (7.3%).
Gabontuberculoseobserved October 2018 to October 2019published 2026IJID regionseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations
A lower CD4 count was significantly associated with in-hospital death among PLHIV with tuberculosis (p = 0.04).
Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2021-2022published 2025Southern African journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.4102/sajid.v40i1.695
8.3 %Among 302 Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive patients, 25 (8.3%) were Rifampicin-resistant.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2025Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobialseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations
80 %A haemoglobin threshold value of 5.5 g/dL identified death in children with tuberculosis with up to 80% sensitivity.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609
44 %Pre-treatment microbiome (206 genera) was dominated by Firmicutes (2860 [44%] of 6500 amplicon sequence variants [ASVs]) at the phylum level and Streptococcus (2340 [36%] ASVs) at the genus level.
Gabontuberculoseobserved pre-treatmentpublished 2023The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations
16 %In Lambaréné, Gabon, the HIV coinfection rate among pediatric TB patients was 16% between 2012 and 2014.
Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2012 and 2014published 2016The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0668
42 %At week 8, positive results were obtained for 77 (42%) of 183 sputum samples with liquid culture (Bactec MGIT960 system).
Gabontuberculoseobserved week 8published 2013The Lancet. Respiratory medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2213-2600(13)70119-x
By week 12 after treatment initiation, microbiomes had recovered to pre-treatment level except for the HR 35mg/kg ZE regimen and for genus Mycobacterium, which did not show recovery across all regimens.
Gabontuberculoseobserved week 12published 2023The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations
35.34 %Among 141 children with tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon between 2011 and 2021, 35.34% of cases were from mixed housing areas.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2011–2021published 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609
4.88 %Among 41 MTBC isolates, streptomycin monoresistance was detected in 2 (4.88%).
Gabontuberculoseobserved October 2018 to October 2019published 2026IJID regionseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations
28.2 %In the Moyen-Ogooué province, Gabon, 28.2% of surveyed healthcare workers had good knowledge about tuberculosis.
Gabontuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12879-021-06225-1
13.4 %13.4% of tuberculosis patients were lost to follow-up.
Gabontuberculoseobserved 2022 to 2023published 2025IJID regionsPubMeddocument of 9 observations
85 %Among hospitalised PLHIV with tuberculosis, 85.0% were in the advanced HIV disease stage.
Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2021-2022published 2025Southern African journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.4102/sajid.v40i1.695
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