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Dynamics and Development of Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis, Portugal [PDF]

, 2012
Abstrat publicado em: http://www.pasteur.fr/infosci/conf/sb/tuberculosis2012/images/TB2012-Program-Abstract-book-LD.pdfThe development of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensive drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis(TB) combined with subsequent transmission ...
Couto, Isabel, Jordão, Luísa, Macedo, Rita, Machado, Diana, Perdigao, Joao, Pereira, V., Portugal, Isabel, Silva, Carla, Silva, D., Viveiros, Miguel   +9 more
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pncA Gene Mutations Associated with Pyrazinamide Resistance in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South Africa and Georgia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Although pyrazinamide is commonly used for tuberculosis treatment, drug-susceptibility testing is not routinely available. We found polymorphisms in the pncA gene for 70% of multidrug-resistant and 96% of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium ...
Salim Allana, Elena Shashkina, Barun Mathema, Nino Bablishvili, Nestani Tukvadze, N. Sarita Shah, Russell R. Kempker, Henry M. Blumberg, Pravi Moodley, Koleka Mlisana, James C.M. Brust, Neel R. Gandhi   +11 more
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In vitro and intracellular antimycobacterial activity of a Bacillus pumilus strain [PDF]

, 2012
Despite the declaration of tuberculosis (TB) as a global emergency by the world health organization (WHO) about 20 years ago, the worldwide problem of this disease has worsened due to increased drug resistance of tuberculosis bacilli and acquired ...
David, Suzanna, El Guendouzi, Souraya, El Ouarti, Asmae, Haggoud, Abdellatif, Hassi, Mohammed, Ibn Souda, Saad, Iraqui, Mohammed   +6 more
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV Infection: Current Perspectives

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2020
Abhijeet Singh, 1 Rajendra Prasad, 1, 2 Viswesvaran Balasubramanian, 1 Nikhil Gupta 3 1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110007, India; 2Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King ...
Singh A, Prasad R, Balasubramanian V, Gupta N   +3 more
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lithuania – Still a long way ahead

Medicina, 2016
Despite the recent advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, treatment of the disease, for the most part, remains the same as it was half a century ago.
Greta Musteikienė, Skaidrius Miliauskas, Raimundas Sakalauskas, Astra Vitkauskienė, Marius Žemaitis   +4 more
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GenoType® MTBDRsl assay for resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs [PDF]

, 2016
Background Genotype® MTBDRsl (MTBDRsl) is a rapid DNA-based test for detecting specific mutations associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs (SLIDs) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Dheda, Keertan, Peter, Jonny, Richardson, Martha, Steingart, Karen, Theron, Grant, Warren, Rob   +5 more
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Women, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To determine whether women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) were more likely than men to have extensively drug-resistant TB, we reviewed 4,514 adults admitted during 2003–2008 for drug-resistant TB.
Max R. O’Donnell, Jennifer Zelnick, Lise Werner, Iqbal Master, Marian Loveday, C. Robert Horsburgh, Nesri Padayatchi   +6 more
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Point-of-care testing for disasters: needs assessment, strategic planning, and future design. [PDF]

, 2009
Objective evidence-based national surveys serve as a first step in identifying suitable point-of-care device designs, effective test clusters, and environmental operating conditions.
Bangs, Bulut, Cazacu, de la Hoz, Dighe, Diiulio, Ender, Farfel, Gerald J. Kost, Ginocchio, Grandjean, Grondhal, Hiransuthikul, Hurt, Ivers, Kazancioglu, Kost, Kost, Kost, Kost, Kost, Kristin N. Hale, Lam, Louie, Lupisan, Millie, MMWR, Nam K. Tran, Nicole L. Gentile, Nishiura, Pabbaraju, Qadri, Rajendran, Richard F. Louie, Schneider, Shaman, Shaman, Sinigalliano, T. Keith Brock, Tao, Thomas, Tyler K. Kitano, Uckay, Vernon, Vollaard   +44 more
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Extensive Drug Resistance in Malaria and Tuberculosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
Drug resistance in malaria and in tuberculosis (TB) are major global health problems. Although the terms multidrug-resistant TB and extensively drug-resistant TB are precisely defined, the term multidrug resistance is often loosely used when discussing malaria.
Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Jay K. Varma, Jonathan J. Juliano, Michael E. Kimerling, John R. MacArthur   +4 more
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Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from Shanghai, China [PDF]

, 2012
China is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQ r) Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nevertheless, knowledge on the molecular characterization of the FQ r M.
Deng, G, Fan, X, Lau, R, Lu, H, Qian, X, Shen, Y, Siu, GKH, Wu, W, Xu, Y, Yam, WC, Zhang, W, Zhang, Y, Zhu, C   +12 more
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