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Naidu T, Pillay SR, Ramlall S, Mthembu SS, Padayatchi N, et al.
Stigma is an important social determinant of health-seeking behavior; however, the nature and extent of its association with depression among people living with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are not well-understood. We enrolled 200 microbiologically confirmed MDR-TB i…
Parissa Farnia, Ali Akbar Velayati, Jalaledin Ghanavi, Poopak Farnia
…st in low- and middle-income countries, where socioeconomic determinants such as poverty, malnutrition, overcrowded living conditions, and limited access to quality healthcare exacerbate disease transmission and worsen outcomes. The emergence and spread of drug-resistant TB, incl…
Ariel Torres, Gisselle Trujillo, José Daniel Sánchez
…. This study offers a critical reflection on the magnitude, determinants, and implications of DR-TB in regional penitentiary contexts. A reflective analytical review was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SciELO, and LILACS, complemented by WHO and PAHO reports, priorit…
Monde N, Munyeme M, Chongwe G, Wensman JJ, Zulu M, et al.
…e phenotypic drug susceptibility. Data on the participants' social-demographic characteristics were obtained using a pre-test checklist. Results Overall, the prevalence of resistance to one or more anti-TB drugs was 23.5% (31/132, 95% CI: 16.5-31.6%). A total of 9.8% (13/132, 95%…
Soedarsono S, Mertaniasih NM, Kusmiati T, Permatasari A, Juliasih NN, et al.
…wards treatment (OR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.1-1.3), limitation of social support (OR = 1.1; 95% CI = 1.0-1.2), dissatisfaction with health service (OR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.5-3.0)), and limitation of economic status (OR = 1.1; 95% CI = 1.0-1.2)). Conclusions Male patients, jobless, non-reg…
Supriya Mallick, Manish Shankar, Satyadeo Choubey, Arshad Ejazi, Rakesh Kumar, et al.
…is continues to be a major threat to mankind and is a major social and economic burden to society. Line probe assay (LPA) is a method for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) in combination with resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid by first-line LPA, resistance to fluoroq…
Karolina Kėvelaitienė, Roma Puronaitė, Valerija Edita Davidavičienė, Birutė Nakčerienė, Edvardas Danila
…TB; however, data on long-term treatment outcomes and their determinants over extended periods are limited. This study evaluated long-term treatment outcomes among adults with pulmonary DR-TB in Lithuania over a 22-year period and assessed associations between treatment outcomes,…
Sharma S, Sarin R, Sahu G, Shukla G
Background Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) constitutes 8% of the total caseload of TB. Children are particularly vulnerable to dissemination of disease and mortality. Aim To determine mortality rate, elucidate type of TB, causes and predictors of mortality, if any, in admitted pediat…