# Global, regional, and national burden of HIV-negative tuberculosis, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 34 |
| Journal | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40249-024-01227-y |
| Corresponding authors | Ji-Chun Wang, Zhenhui Lu |
| Institution | Longhua Hospital, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/tuberculosis-research-and-epidemiology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1186/s40249-024-01227-y](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01227-y)

## Topics

HIV-negative tuberculosis · Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · Drug-susceptible tuberculosis · Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis · Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis · Age-standardized incidence rate · Age-standardized mortality rate · Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) · Bayesian age-period-cohort model · Drug-resistant tuberculosis · Low-resource settings · TB diagnostic reagents · TB therapeutic drugs · Transmission dynamics · Temporal trends · TB burden projection 2022-2035

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