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M. E. Lozovskaya, Алена Курова, E. B. Vasilieva, Л. В. Клочкова, Natalya Nikiforenko, et al.
The objective: to characterize tuberculosis in children exposed todrug-resistant tuberculosis in St. Petersburg. Subjects and methods. 51 children exposed to tuberculosis in their families were enrolled into the study; of them, 23 children were exposed to MDR TB; 7 children were …
Ulasi A, Nwachukwu N, Onyeagba R, Umeham S, Amadi A
…rmined the prevalence of rifampicin resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Enugu Nigeria. Methods A prospective hospital-based study involving 1300 presumptive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients was conducted in Enugu between April 2017 and 31st March, 2019.Parti…
Tum Boonrod, Lily Ingsrisawang, Petchawan Pungrassami, Supattra Sengsong, Arisa Bromnavej, et al.
…aimed to assess the drug resistant pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and the risk factors associated to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases (MDR-TB) in upper part of southern Thailand. 
 Methods: a total of 3238 TB cases was retrieved from a database of…
Zainabadi K, Walsh KF, Vilbrun SC, Mathurin LD, Lee MH, et al.
Standard methods for enumerating Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patient sputum can miss large populations of viable M. tuberculosis cells that are unable to grow either on solid medium or in liquid medium unless the medium has been extensively diluted. Because these bacteria can b…
Mayoori Akirasena, Ni Made Mertaniasih, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Ariani Permatasari
Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and transmitted via droplets. Southeast Asia is the largest contributor of TB, and Indonesia itself has the second-highest number in the world with an incidence of approximately 824000 case…
Rekha Kotnala
…Nurses for descriptive survey to evaluate the occurrence of tuberculosis among nurses working in Institute of Pulmonary medicine and Tuberculosis, Delhi. The findings of study revealed that 12 out of 100 nurses were having history of tuberculosis while working in the institute. O…
J Aliyev
In recent years, the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the world has remained tense. One of the main reasons for the epidemiological tension is the rapid increase in resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs. The status and frequency of resistance among different categorie…
de Almeida IN, Vasconcellos SEG, de Assis Figueredo LJ, Dantas NGT, Augusto CJ, et al.
Background In recent decades, Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the RD Rio genotype, frequently isolated from tuberculosis patients in Rio de Janeiro, has become part of the Latin American - Mediterranean (LAM) family and has been associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (M…
Feleke Mekonnen Demeke, Endalkachew Tedla, Getnet Ayalew
Background Tuberculosis (TB) represents one of the major challenges to global health. TB is usually classified based on the disease symptoms and the site of infection. Two types of clinical manifestation of TB are pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB…
Aliyev J
In recent years, the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the world has remained tense. One of the main reasons for the epidemiological tension is the rapid increase in resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs. The status and frequency of resistance among different categorie…
Tingting Li
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) surpassed COVID-19 in 2023 to become the world's leading cause of death from an infectious disease [1]. This grim milestone underscores the persistent challenge of TB control, significantly compounded by the risi…
Yang C, Gao Q
Tuberculosis (TB) has remained an ongoing concern in China. The national scale-up of the Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) program has accelerated the fight against TB in China. Nevertheless, many challenges still remain, including the spread of drug-resistant stra…
Taagbara Jolly Abaate, Aloni Alali
…owing global public health concern, and multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis is responsible for roughly one-quarter of all antimicrobial-resistant infection-related deaths worldwide. GeneXpert is a rapid, automated molecular test that detects multi-drug-resistant Tuberculosis using R…
Loan Duong, Khang Tan, Dung Nhan Tran, Phuc Huu Lu, Thang Nguyen
Tuberculosis (TB) has been a threat to world health for decades. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is adding to the burden of disease and hindering the development of countries. This study aimed to identify the drug-resistant rate in patients with recurrent pulmonary TB and detect …
Bahizi G, Majwala RK, Kisaka S, Nyombi A, Musisi K, et al.
Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), including rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB, or RR-TB with additional isoniazid resistance), presents challenges to TB control. In Uganda, the GeneXpert test provides point-of-car…
Tilahun M, Shimelis E, Wogayehu T, Assefa G, Wondimagegn G, et al.
…ulti-drug resistance is a major challenge in the control of tuberculosis. Despite newer modalities for diagnosis and treatment, people are still suffering from this disease. Understanding the common gene mutations conferring rifampicin and isoniazid resistance is crucial for the …
Sarmat Z. Suleimanov, М. В. Синицын
…e treatment in patients who underwent surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis with multidrug resistance, with the inclusion of linezolid and bedaquiline in chemotherapy regimens. Material and methods. A non-randomized, continuous, single-center retrospective study was conducted involv…
Korablioviene J, Mauricas M, Caplinskas S, Zagrebneviene G, Korabliov P
Despite considerable efforts and quite early initiated anti-tuberculosis (TB) actions, Lithuania still remains one of the European Union (EU) countries with the highest tuberculosis rates, especially multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. According to the European Centre for Disease Preve…
World Health Organization
This third edition of the WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis, Module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, provides practical guidance to support implementation of WHO recommendations on integrated, people-centred care for tuberculosis (TB) and key comorbidities. The publicati…
Iradukunda A, Ndayishimiye GP, Sinarinzi D, Odjidja EN, Ntakaburimvo N, et al.
…e World Health Organization efforts to expand access to the tuberculosis treatment, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a major threat. MDR-TB represents a challenge for clinicians and staff operating in national tuberculosis (TB) programmes/centres. In sub-Saharan …
Abaate TJ, Alali AA
…owing global public health concern, and multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis is responsible for roughly one-quarter of all antimicrobial-resistant infection-related deaths worldwide. GeneXpert is a rapid, automated molecular test that detects multi-drug-resistant Tuberculosis using R…
Florica Bărbuceanu
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a public health concern in numerous countries. Livestock can plays an important role in the global control of TB and, consequently, the prevention of tuberculosis in farm animals is an important goal. This study shows the relevance of the diagnostic of …
Archana B.R, S Sangeetha
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. India has highest burden of TB patients, accounting for about a quarter of the world’s TB cases. The disease is rapidly developing and is resistant to multi drugs. TB control is more likely t…
Merid MW, Gezie LD, Kassa GM, Muluneh AG, Akalu TY, et al.
Background Second line anti-tuberculosis drugs are substantially complex, long term, more costly, and more toxic than first line anti-tuberculosis drugs. In Ethiopia, evidence on the incidence and predictors of adverse drug events has been limited. Thus, this study aimed at asses…
Hulisani Matakanye, Takalani G. Tshitangano
…d Substance use are associated with high discontinuation of tuberculosis treatment which is a barrier to tuberculosis control. Treatment discontinuation significantly increase the risk of poor treatment outcomes in both drug-susceptible and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patien…