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12.8 %Among tuberculosis-confirmed patients in Moyen Ogooué Province, Gabon, the prevalence of diabetes was 12.8%.

Gabondiabète (non précisé) · tuberculoseobserved 2018 to 2020published 2022EClinicalMedicineeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

30 %The proportion of smokers among pulmonary TB patients in Lambaréné was 30% (89 out of 295).

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2016-2019published 2020The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0424

9.5 %9.5% of tuberculosis patients completed treatment.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2022 to 2023published 2025IJID regionsPubMeddocument of 9 observations

17.4 %Four (17.4%) participants in the ART + TB group died.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2016The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 7 observations

25 %In Lambaréné, Gabon, the mortality rate among TB/HIV coinfected patients was 25%.

Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2016The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0668

114.7 mg/LThe mean concentration of CRP in TB patients was 114.7 mg/L at diagnosis.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2023Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseasesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

79 %HEPC had an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 79% for TB diagnosis.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2022Infectioneurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1007/s15010-022-01760-8

98 %Tuberculosis culture conversion to negative by week 8 of treatment was associated with clearance of genus Neisseria, with a 98% reduction of the pre-treatment level.

Gabontuberculoseobserved week 8published 2023The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

48 %PLa2G2A had an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 48% for TB diagnosis.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2022Infectioneurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1007/s15010-022-01760-8

9.52 %The relapse rate for childhood tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon between 2011 and 2021 was 9.52%.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2011–2021published 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609

82 %In Lambaréné, Gabon, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified in 82% of 108 culture-confirmed TB cases.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2016The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0668

3 %At week 26, positive results were obtained for four (3%) of 157 sputum samples with solid culture (Löwenstein-Jensen medium).

Gabontuberculoseobserved week 26published 2013The Lancet. Respiratory medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2213-2600(13)70119-x

15.24 %The mortality rate for childhood tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon between 2011 and 2021 was 15.24%.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2011–2021published 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609

0.3 ng/mLThe average concentration of PCT at the time of diagnosis was 0.3 ng/mL.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2023Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseasesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

86 %A haemoglobin threshold value of 5.5 g/dL identified death in children with tuberculosis with 86% specificity.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609

46 %One-hundred-and-four (46%) of the tuberculosis patients had at least one of dyslipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes, or obesity in Moyen Ogooué Province, Gabon.

Gabondiabète (non précisé) · dyslipidemia · hypertension artérielle · obésité · tuberculoseobserved 2018 to 2020published 2022EClinicalMedicineeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

9.8 %The prevalence of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) was 9.8% among 92 presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2018 to 2019published 2021Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobialseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12941-021-00488-x

98.5 %BCG scar was seen in 98.5% of all children.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2016PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 38 observations

The drop in CRP concentrations between diagnosis and week 4 following anti-TB treatment was significant (p < 0.0001).

Gabontuberculosepublished 2023Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseasesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

83 cells/µLThe median CD4 count among hospitalised PLHIV with tuberculosis was 83 cells/µL.

Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2021-2022published 2025Southern African journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.4102/sajid.v40i1.695

72.8 %In the Moyen-Ogooué province, Gabon, 72.8% of surveyed healthcare workers were scared of becoming infected with tuberculosis.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12879-021-06225-1

52.17 %Among 92 pulmonary TB presumptive patients enrolled, 48 (52.17%) were culture-positive.

Gabontuberculoseobserved October 2018 to October 2019published 2026IJID regionseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

45 %The proportion of women with RR-TB was 45%.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2014-2021published 2023Infectioneurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1007/s15010-022-01941-5

0.7 %L6 lineage strains accounted for 0.7% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated in Gabon between 2012 and 2022.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2012–2022published 2025IJID regionseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

5.72 log_CFU_per_mlThe sputum bacterial load decreased from a mean baseline log CFU of 5.72 ± 1.00 to -0.26 ± 1.23 at day 7 and to -0.55 ± 1.24 at day 14.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2013Journal of clinical microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1128/jcm.03290-12