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Raman Swathy Vaman, Madhanraj Kalyanasundaram, T. P. Amina, Manoj Murhekar
…ives: Kasaragod district reports the highest drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) case notification rates in Kerala. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Kasaragod to describe the DR-TB cases notified from January 2017 to December 2021 and to identify the factors associated wit…
Rashmi B. M, Basavaraj Sangolli, Basavaraj V Savadi, Shruti Ghodageri, Sreeharsha
Background: The prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is increasing worldwide. The treatment of MDR-TB is challenging due to its delayed diagnosis, prolonged duration of therapy with larger number of drugs, coupled with their great potential for adverse drug re…
Shegaze Shimbre Mulugeta, Shibru Degaga Tamiru, Hussen Sultan, Zerdo Zerihun, Girum Tadele, et al.
….72) months. Drugs side effect 3 (95 % CI [2.5-4.3, medical diagnosis other than TB 3.3 (95 % CI [1.7-5.6], HIV sero-status 2.7 (95 % CI [3.4-9.11] and bigger base line body were independently and significantly predicted mortality of MDR-TB patients. The incidence of death and tr…
C.E.Z. Beronilla, Luis Fernández‐Salazar
…male patient diagnosed with Multi-Drug rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) who presented with severe vomiting, fever, general malaise, flushing of the face, and pruritic erythematous morbilliform rashes over the face, abdomen, thorax, upper, and lower extremities about 4 w…
Kyi-Phyu Aye, Sabai Phyu, Thet-Su Mon, Thwe-Zin Soe
…ctober 2018 to September 2019 (1-year period). Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) was defined by concurrent involvement in at least two noncontiguous organs or miliary TB in a chest radiograph. Suggested Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) was defined by the presence of prolonged fever…
Bilkisu Ilah Garba, T Yusuf, Lukman K. Coker, Khadijat Omeneke Isezuo, MO Ugege, et al.
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer worldwide, despite significant progress against the disease in recent years. Most cases of TB in children occur in the TB endemic countries but the actual burden of paediatric TB is unknown. With early diagn…
Rajabali Sharifov, Dilyara Nabirova, Zulfiya Haybullo Tilloeva, Sanam Zikriyarova, Salomudin Yusufi, et al.
…tan has a high and increasing burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (incidence of 28/100,000 in 2021). Many new cases present with severe disease, indicating delayed care. The COVID-19 pandemic further threatened to undo progress. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort …
Nisreen Khambati
…ated military TB and sputum analysis detected mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to rifampicin. An abdominal ultrasound demonstrated para-aortic lymph nodes, hepatomegaly and multiple hypoechoic splenic lesions. She was referred to a tertiary hospital for a computed tomography …
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…
Rusdi Zakki Aminy, Nunuk Mardiana
…nt with Bartter-like syndrome due to capreomycin. Following diagnosis, we discontinued capreomycin and started potassium, magnesium and calcium therapy. After electrolyte imbalances improved, capreomycin was given three times per week and the patient was no longer experiencing th…
Harsh Patel, Preeti Singh, Abhaya Kumar
Calvarial tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon manifestation of skeletal TB, and its progression to disseminated involvement of multiple systems is exceedingly rare. We report a unique case of a patient initially diagnosed with calvarial TB, who subsequently developed widespread invo…
Md. Abu Sayem, Md. Golam Hossain, Tahmeed Ahmed, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud
Introduction: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a public health crisis throughout the world including Bangladesh particularly due to its complexities in diagnosis, longer treatment regimen, and adverse drug reaction. Nutritional supplementation has significant impact …
Alladi Mohan
… ISBN: 978-9352701063 Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs are common and sometimes can be life threatening. Only a few books/monographs focussing on this clinical problem are currently available. Given this background, this book made interesting rea…
Fred UN Ukunda, Mabua Chuene
… We report a case of a young child with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) of the thoracic spine, complicated by myelopathy. Case Report Clinical assessment revealed a lower thoracic gibbus and neurological features of upper motor neuron syndrome conforming to myelopath…
Innocent Murhula Kashongwe, Leopoldine Mbulula, Fina Mawete, Nicole Anshambi, Nadine Maingowa, et al.
…Republic of Congo, has the high rate of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which is associated with poor treatment outcomes until 2013. A new approach was needed. Objectives: To implement a new strategy in order to improve treatment outcomes. Design: A retrospective cohort…
Alexandra Cardoso Pinto, Amédine Duret, Azita Ahmadi, A. K. Bhattacharyya, Ivin Jose, et al.
… the population of adolescents and young adults affected by tuberculosis in Northwest London, and evaluate the delivery of tuberculosis care in this cohort. <h3>Methods</h3> Electronic records of patients aged 10–24 years with tuberculosis disease (TBD) or infection (TBI) seen at…
Annie Jacobs, Michael Leonard
Abstract Background Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) accounts for 5-10% of extrapulmonary TB cases. It takes 3 clinical forms: meningitis, tuberculoma, and arachnoiditis. Modern case descriptions of the presentation of CNS-TB are rare. The goal of this study is to exa…
Diah Handayani, Ika Fajarwati, Gatut Priyonugroho, Erlina Burhan, Tutik Kusmiati, et al.
Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains big problem worldwide and it get worse since increasing number of primary DR-TB, in Indonesia from 1.2% in 2006 and now 1,8%. The use of rapid molecular test fasten diagnosis of DR-TB, but it has not yet been distributed in all p…
Sampa Mitra
…picin, with/without resistance to other drugs, caused by M. tuberculosis, is currently among the most worrisome elements of the TB pandemic. This work attempts to identify the socio-demographic characteristics, and the degree of adherence to treatment, of MDR TB patients. It is a…
Pramanindyah Bekti Anjani, Soedarsono Soedarsono
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which has long been known and is still a cause of death in the world. The emergece of the drug resistance in TB treatment, particularly Multi drug-Resistance Tuberculosis (MDR TB) become a significant public health problem in many countr…
Jenkins HE, Yuen CM
Background Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has historically been neglected, although in recent years there has been increased focus on this problem. In particular, there have been two efforts to estimate the burden of pediatric multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). Methods We review curre…
A Nowińskí, Askar Yedilbayev, Joanna Ladomirska, Andrei Dadu, Tatiana Makarevich, et al.
…aluate the influence of the war in Ukraine on prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB (DR -TB) in Poland. <b>Background:</b> Before 2022 Poland was on the way towards TB pre-elimination stage showing decreasing TB incidence from 18 to 10 per 100,000 betwee…
Emeli Paul Choudhury, Kamalesh Sarkar, Umesh Chandra Ojha
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) patients often incur huge costs due to TB care and the cost is even higher when it’s an MDR-TB treatment. Despite free TB treatment under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP), the indirect cost borne by the patients due to th…
Preet Lakhani, Shireen Barua, Divya Singh, Suchi Jain, Surya Kant, et al.
…DRs can help physicians to better monitor and make an early diagnosis to reduce ADR-related morbidity and mortality.
Shivani Rao, Ajay Raj Sethuraman, Pandurang Thatkar
… implementation of DOTS and tremendous effort by government Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major public health problem worldwide with multi drug resistant tuberculosis becoming a major area of concern. Aims and objectives: To evaluate the incidence of MDR-TB in the islands a…