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Anthony Harries, Kudakwashe C Takarinda
…ended article: Mortality in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV by antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis drug use: an individual patient data meta-analysis.
Benjamin Momo Kadia, Desmond Aroke, Kevin Pene Njefi, Yves Joel Tochie Noutakdie, Frank-Leonel Tianyi, et al.
Abstract Background: Programs that integrated tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment aim to provide efficient treatment services and maximize successful treatment outcomes through the delivery of both TB and HIV treatment by one provider at the same ti…
World Health Organization
…ies the third edition of the WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis, Module 3: Diagnosis, and presents the evidence synthesis and analyses that informed recommendations on rapid diagnostic technologies for tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB detection. The publication co…
World Health Organization
…tions on rapid diagnostic technologies for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB. Developed within the framework of the WHO End TB Strategy and global commitments adopted at the 2018 United Nations high-level meeting on TB, the document supports efforts to impr…
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
… Regional Collaborating Committee to accelerate response to Tuberculosis, HIV and viral Hepatitis, (RCC-THV), organized by WHO Regional Office for Europe, took place on 11 April 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The overall objective was to provide an interactive platform for donors, …
Ogunlesi Tinuade Adetutu, Adenuga Adebunkola Modupe, Kuopniyi Opeyemi Temilola, Ogunlesi Kehinde Adedoyinsola, Akodu Samuel Olufemi
Although congenital tuberculosis (TB) is rare, it is associated with a high mortality rate. The infection is mainly acquired transplacentally and less frequently from infective lesions on the maternal genital tract. Many cases are missed in clinical practice due to the non-specif…
Eunjeong Son, Doosoo Jeon
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem in Korea. Korea has the highest incidence rate (59 per 100,000 population) and the second-highest TB mortality rate (four per 100,000 population) among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries…
Ifeanyi Nwafor, Chinyelu Uchenna Ufoaroh, Basil C. Ezeanolue, Evaristus Afiadigwe, G Obasikene, et al.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious and potentially fatal infectious disease with significant global morbidity and mortality. Boththe disease and some anti-TB medications have been linked to hearing loss. The study objective is to determine the Types and severity of hea…
Yang Zhao, Mabin Si, Zhihui Li, Xiulei Yu
…therapeutic effect of cycloserine, in combination with anti-tuberculosis drugs using chest X-ray and chest CT (computed tomography) scan techniques. Methods: A total of 90 patients, diagnosed with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) were subjected to chest x-ray and CT scan…
Kinley Gyem, Riris Andono Ahmad, Yodi Mahendradhata
Background The rise in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases indicates that it is being transmitted as a primary infection in the general population and has been linked to the health care environment. Studies in resource-limited countries have shown that even simple co…
Disha S. Patel, Chetankumar Acharya
Background: Tuberculosis is major cause of death in India. Analysis of heart rate variability is one of the most popular methods of autonomic nervous system evaluation. Shorter MDR-TB regimen drugs affect both central nervous system as well as peripheral nervous system. Existing …
Xiaolin Zhou, Qiao-Pei Chen, Mao‐Shui Wang
Objective Currently, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Shandong, China remains unclear. We retrospectively conducted laboratory-based surveillance in a high TB burden district, to analyze the local prevalence of MDR-TB i…
Sugashini Settu, Sathiavelu Arunachalam
…or producing novel bioactive metabolites which include anti-tuberculosis agents. The study reports that out of 11 tuberculosis drugs, 7 of them are isolated from microorganisms.
Priya Rathi, Kalpita Shringarpure, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Abhinav Pandey, Abhirami Nair
…round</ns3:bold> : Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis and treatment, however many presu…
Qinglin Cheng, Gang Zhao, Le Wang, Min Lu, Qingchun Li, et al.
… have investigated the risk of incident multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among individuals with previous tuberculosis history (PTBH), let alone developed a nomogram so as to comprehensively estimate an individualized risk of incident MDR-TB in this population. The presen…
Soedarsono Soedarsono, Ni Made Mertaniasih, Titiek Sulistyowati
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global public health crisis. Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) gradation in sputum examination is an important component in Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis and treatment outcome monitoring. Previously treated pulmonary TB patients with …
Wagdy Amin, Mohsen Gadallah, Amal Salah, Mervat Rady
…alence of rifampicin resistance among sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients in Egypt. Methods: A national health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Egypt among presumptive tuberculosis (TB) cases during the period from August 2020 to September 2021. Rifam…
World Health Organization
…tions on rapid diagnostic technologies for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB. Developed within the framework of the WHO End TB Strategy and global commitments adopted at the 2018 United Nations high-level meeting on TB, the document supports efforts to impr…
Youngha Ryu
…use of standard 9-11 month Shorter Multidrug-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis regimen.It will impact the number of patients treated and improve obedience because of the shorter, low cost, and well tolerated.Sputum culture is an important examination in monitoring the response to MDR T…
Helen McIlleron, PhD
…ide used in novel combinations to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis(MDR-TB). PandrTB is an observational study nested in the endTB (a randomized study that will evaluate five 9-month, injectable-sparing regimens) and endTB-Q (and RCT evaluating a 4 drug oral regimen given f…
Onaiwu T. Ohiengbomwan, Judith U. Oguzie, Philomena Eromon, Adeyemi T. Kayode, Taofeek Sola Afolabi, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance has become a substantial public health threat, posing a significant challenge to global TB control. Nigeria is one of the eight countries contributing two-thirds of the global TB cases in 2020, with a high rate of MDR/RR-TB. This study was design…
Shamsa Kanwal, Abdul Majeed Akhtar
…try with a 27 high burden countries of multidrug resistance tuberculosis. To predict the associated risk factors and proportion of loss to follow up among MDR-TB patients treated at PMDT sites of Punjab from 2017 to 2019. Methodology: This case control study based on the standard…
Alena Gerasimova, Anna Vyazovaya, Klavdia Levina, Marge Kütt, Igor Mokrousov
…gher than in most of EU. Here, we analyzed <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> population in Estonia and the results were viewed in the regional context. A total of 116 isolates from newly-diagnosed patients in 2014-2015 were genotyped. The Beijing genotype isolates were typed by 2…
Bayissa Chala, Ahmedin Usmael
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an emerging challenge for TB control programs globally. Ethiopia ranks 7th among the world’s 22 high TB burden countries. According to report of WHO (2017), TB is one of the leading infectious causes of death in Ethiopia claiming the l…
Absra Fikre, Tsegaye Tewelde, Tamrat Shaweno
Background: Multi-drug resistance tuberculosis (MDR) have been a hazardous concern both in developed and developing countries. Little information is available regarding the determinants of MDR-TB in Ethiopia, and hence, We assessed the probable determinants of MDR-TB in Southern …