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ArticleBreathe (Sheffield, England)2024

Artificial intelligence in tuberculosis: a new ally in disease control.

Mairi McClean, Traian Constantin Panciu, Christoph Lange, Raquel Duarte, Fabian Theis

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Article in Breathe (Sheffield, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Tuberculosis: An Ongoing Global Threat.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mairi McCleanHelmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Computational Biology, Neuherberg, Munich, Germany.
Traian Constantin PanciuMarius Nasta Institute of Pneumology Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5310-7353
Christoph LangeDivision of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9691-4741
Raquel DuarteUnidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia (EPI Unit), Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2257-3099
Fabian TheisHelmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Computational Biology, Neuherberg, Munich, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The challenges to effective tuberculosis (TB) disease control are considerable, and the current global targets for reductions in disease burden seem unattainable. The combination of complex pathophysiology and technical limitations results in difficulties in achieving consistent, reliable diagnoses, and long treatment regimens imply serious physiological and socioeconomic consequences for patients. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare have significantly improved patient care regarding diagnostics, treatment and basic research. However, their success relies on infrastructures prioritising comprehensive data generation and collaborative research environments to foster stakeholder engagement. This viewpoint article briefly outlines the current and potential applications of advanced AI models in global TB control and the considerations and implications of adopting these tools within the public health community.

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PMID39660086
PMCPMC11629172

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