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А. А. Kozhokaru, I. V. Ogorodniychuk, V. Yakymets, Lyudmyla Buyun, Yu-Fu Fu
…VID-19 pandemic, creating a new threat to the fight against tuberculosis. The incidence of tuberculosis within the Armed Forces has increased, mirroring the broader trends of rising tuberculosis rates across Ukraine.Problem Statement. In light of the difficult epidemic situation …
Tembo BP, Malangu NG
…iated with the prevalence of multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among suspected drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Botswana. Methods A retrospective review of medical records of suspected drug resistant tuberculosis patients receiving care at public health facilitie…
Srabani Banerjee, Melissa Severn
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, worldwide. Worldwide 10 million people developed TB in 2017, (i.e.,133 cases per 100,000).– However, only 6.4 million cases were reported to WHO, indicating that 36% of cases were undiagnosed or not reported. According to a …
Yogesh Kumar Saini, Chand Bhandari, Bhupendra Kumar Saini, Manoj Saini
Background: Malnutrition and tuberculosis are both problems of considerable magnitude in most of the underdeveloped regions of the world. Magnesium ion concentration of blood is inversely proportional to the type and extent of the disease which could possibly be due to chronic ma…
Mingxiang Huang, Yaoju Tan, Xuxia Zhang, Yufeng Wang, Biyi Su, et al.
… Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, Peopleâs Republic of China; 4Clinical Department, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Rese…
Muhammad Yasin, Nasir Mahmood, Syed Ahmed Saeed Naqvi, Hamid Nisar Khan, Amir Suleman, et al.
Background: The incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is very high in Pakistan considering the fact that Pakistan is one of the few countries with a high burden of tuberculosis – both drug susceptible and drug resistant tuberculosis. Objective: This study focused…
М. Ф. Губкина, I. Yu. Petrаkovа, М. А. Багиров, N. V. Yukhimenko, Yu. Yu. Khokhlovа, et al.
…of timing of surgical treatment of intrathoracic lymph node tuberculosis (ITLNTB) in children during the increasing incidence of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Subjects and Methods . 52 patients of 2-12 years old had their intrathoracic lymph nodes removed at diff…
Bartoloni St Omer F, Ngwai Y. B, Nambi Namusisi H., S. C Tama, R. P Galleh, et al.
…describe the temporal trend and prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb), among suspected tuberculosis patients attending Tuberculosis Centre, ERCC Medical Centre, Alushi, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: ERCC Medical Centre, Alushi…
Li X, Sheng L, Tu J, Lou L
…o determine the bactericidal effect of nano silver and anti-tuberculosis drugs on drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Solid-state drug sensitivity tests with streptomycin (SM), isoniazid (INH), RIF, EMB, kanamycin (km), and ofloxacin (ofx) were carried out on H37Rv and di…
Banerjee S, Severn M
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, worldwide. Worldwide 10 million people developed TB in 2017, (i.e.,133 cases per 100,000).– However, only 6.4 million cases were reported to WHO, indicating that 36% of cases were undiagnosed or not reported. According to a …
Shin SS, Modongo C, Baik Y, Allender C, Lemmer D, et al.
Background Heteroresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections (defined as concomitant infection with drug-resistant and drug-susceptible strains) may explain the higher risk of poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes observed among patients with mixed-strain M. tuberculosis infec…
Cicilia Windiyaningsih, Hendra Badaruddin
Tuberculosis is one cause of death, the ninth of all diseases in the world. The increasing cases of antimicrobial-resistant tuberculosis is a global challenge especially multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). Drug-resistant Tuberculosis is classified as a condition where Mycobacterium…
Tilahun M, Wegayehu T, Wondale B, Gebresilase TT, Gebreyohannes T, et al.
Introduction The persistence of tuberculosis (TB) infection in some patients after treatment has highlighted the importance of drug susceptibility testing (DST). This study aimed to determine the drug susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolate…
Inayati Inayati, Qori’atul Putri Nurmala, Hasto Nugroho
Multidrugs Resistant-Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) caused by drugs resistant at least Isoniazid and Rifampicin Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects tuberculosis cases eradication efforts in the world.In 2014, 153 countries had reported MDR TB cases.MDR-TB can be caused by irregularity in t…
Dristi Halwai, Rajendra Gurung, Nimesh Poudyal, Shyamal Kumar Bhattacharya
Introduction Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) possesses a serious threat for the control of the tuberculosis. The objective of this study were to observe the drug susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tubercul…
Abebaw Y, Abebe M, Tola HH, Mehammed Z, Getahun M, et al.
…Data on the burden of bacteriologically confirmed childhood Tuberculosis (PTB) and drug-resistant TB in Ethiopia is limited due to difficulties related to its diagnosis in this population. Therefore, this study aimed to assess bacteriologically confirmed childhood PTB Case Notifi…
А. А. Yakovlev, M. S. Kornilov, С. Н. Жданова, N. A. Polyakova, M. А. Yakovlev
Objective. To identify the spectrum of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes circulating in Primorsky Krai and their significance in shaping the epidemiological situation. Materials and methods . The prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was assessed based on mon…
Al-Mutairi NM, Ahmad S, Mokaddas E, Eldeen HS, Joseph S
…Accurate drug susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens and culture isolates to first-line drugs is crucial for diagnosis and management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Resistance of M. tuberculosis to rifampicin is mainly due …
Shaukat Mehmood, Farrah Pervaiz, Humaira Mahmood, Mehwish Riaz, Javeria Khan, et al.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of Tuberculosis and MDR Tuberculosis by GeneXpert assay in Tehsil Hazro District Attock. Study design: cross sectional study Place and duration of study: Study was carried out at THQ hospital Hazro of District Attock from January 2019 to Dec…
О. А. Пасечник, Anna Vyazovaya, М. А. Дымова, А. И. Блох, В. Л. Стасенко, et al.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of different phylogenetic lineages and genetic families differ in biological properties that determine, to some extent, epidemiological features and clinical manifestation in tuberculosis (TB) patients.The aim of the study was to assess the risk…
Darrel Ornelle Elion Assiana, Viny Andzi Elenga, Raoul Ngassaki, Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga, Franck-Hardin Okemba-Okombi, et al.
• Dominance of M. tuberculosis sensu stricto over M. africanum • High prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in isolates • Significant monoresistance to first-line anti-TB drugs observed • MDR-TB prevalence at 7%, indicating rising treatment failure risk • Provides key data t…
S Taurina, Mellya Puspitasari
Introduction: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis germ resistance is a condition where Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs (OAT) are unable to kill Mycobacterium Tuberculosis germs. One type of resistance is Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis. The consequences of being resistant to OAT are worsening he…
Gowdappa Doddawad V, Shivananda S, Madhu B, Gurupadayya BM, Vidya CS, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major systemic conditions which is a preventable and curable infection but remains a significant cause of death. The WHO, in its global plan to stop TB reports, that poor treatment has resulted in the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculo…
Sterling TR, Njie G, Zenner D, Cohn DL, Reves R, et al.
Comprehensive guidelines for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among persons living in the United States were last published in 2000 (American Thoracic Society. CDC targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. Am J Respir Crit Care M…
Background Tuberculosis (TB) strains with drug resistance (DR-TB) are more difficult to treat than drug-susceptible ones, and threaten global progress towards the targets set by the End TB Strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO estimates that about half a million ca…