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Neoteric advancement in TB drugs and an overview on the anti-tubercular role of peptides through computational approaches [PDF]

, 2017
Peptides of varied origins such as human immune cells and non-immune cells, bacteria, fungi, and venoms have been widely investigated as anti-tubercular agents for the replacement of existing anti-tubercular drugs in future.
Aarti, Chirom, Aarti, Chirom, BARBABOSA PLIEGO, ALBERTO, BARBABOSA PLIEGO, ALBERTO, KHUSRO, AMEER, KHUSRO, AMEER, Zeidan Mohamed Salem, Abdelfattah, Zeidan Mohamed Salem, Abdelfattah   +7 more
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Molecular detection and characterization of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2013
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease, but not a disease of the past. Despite the declaration of TB as a global emergency by the World Health Organization in 1993 the worldwide problem of TB has worsened.
Engström, Anna
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XDR TB in South Africa - What lies ahead?

South African Family Practice, 2007
The emergence of XDR TB coupled with the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS has intensified the need to identify new treatment strategies and accelerate research into antibiotics against XDR TB before the world is faced with a global public health crisis.
V. Thaver, Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo
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Can we prevent antimicrobial resistance by using antimicrobials better? [PDF]

, 2013
Since their development over 60 years ago, antimicrobials have become an integral part of healthcare practice worldwide. Recently, this has been put in jeopardy by the emergence of widespread antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the major problems ...
Brown, Caron, Cars, Cars, Collignon, Dagan, DiNubile, Drlica, Essack, Fox, Geli, Goren, Gould, Guillemot, Harris, Hurdle, Huttner, Isha, Madurell, Masterton, Michalsen, Mitchison, Mitchison, Molstad, Sharma, Solapure, Talbot, Thomas   +27 more
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
In Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate
Kristina Wallengren, Fabio Scano, Paul Nunn, Bruce Margot, Sandile S.S. Buthelezi, Brian Williams, Alexander Pym, Elisabeth Y. Samuel, Fuad Mirzayev, Wilfred Nkhoma, Lindiwe Mvusi, Yogan Pillay   +11 more
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Mental disorders and drug/alcohol use in patients commencing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. [PDF]

Mental disorders and alcohol/drug use worsen treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), but data are lacking for extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB.
Boccia, D, Galea, JT, Garcia Velarde, F, Lecca, L, Leon, SR, Raviola, G, Scuffell, J   +6 more
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Discovery of Q203, a potent clinical candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2013
New therapeutic strategies are needed to combat the tuberculosis pandemic and the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) forms of the disease, which remain a serious public health challenge worldwide1, 2. The most urgent
A Koul, A Koul, A Martin, Adeline Chua, AH Diacon, AH Diacon, Anne J Lenaerts, AR Katritzky, Bee Huat Tan, C Hunte, Chun-Taek Oh, CK Stover, CL Crespi, CM Sassetti, Dongsik Park, G von Jagow, GC Moraski, Ha Pham, Haejin Kwon, Hee Kyoung Jeon, Honggun Lee, Hwankyu Kang, Inhee Choi, J Carmichael, J Rullas, Jaeseung Kim, Jan Jiricek, Jeong Jea Seo, Jichan Jang, Jinhwa Lee, Jiyoun Nam, John R Walker, Jonathan Cechetto, Junghwan Kim, Jungjun Kim, Juyoung Jung, K Andries, K Pethe, KA Abrahams, Kevin Pethe, Kiyean Nam, KN Adams, L Esser, L Esser, LG Matsoso, M Fry, M Kurabachew, Mahesh B Nanjundappa, Marie Kempf, Mary Jackson, Min Jung Seo, Mooyoung Seo, MT Gler, PA Mak, Pablo Bifani, PL Lin, Priscille Brodin, RE Chaisson, René Wintjens, Ryangyeo Kim, S Shang, SA Stanley, Saeyeon Lee, Sang-Nae Cho, Se Yeon Kim, Seijin Park, Seung-Ae Yim, SeungBin Lim, Soohyun Oh, SP Rao, Srinivasa P S Rao, Sujin Ahn, Sung-Jun Han, Sunhee Kang, Sylvie Alonso, T Christophe, T Christophe, T Kleinschroth, Taegwon Oh, Thierry Christophe, Ulf Nehrbass, V Makarov, Victoria Jones, Whitney S Barnes, Y Zhao, Yoojin Cho, Yoonae Ko, Young Mi Kim, Yunhee Jang, Zaesung No   +89 more
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Repurposing and Revival of the Drugs: A New Approach to Combat the Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis like multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) has created a new challenge to fight against these bad bugs of ...
Divakar Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Yogesh K. Dhuriya, Nirmala Deo, Deepa Bisht   +4 more
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Trends of Zambia’s tuberculosis burden over the past two decades [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives:  To study trends in Zambia’s TB notification rates between 1990 and 2010 and to ascertain progress made towards TB control. Methods:  Retrospective review of TB notification returns and TB programme reports for the period from 1990 to 2010 ...
Ahmed, Bosman, CDC, Chintu, Corbett, CSO, CSO, De Cock, Grange, Lawn, Marais, Mulenga, Mulenga, Mwaba, Mwaba, National Tuberculosis Programme, Nicol, O’Grady, O’Grady, Soltan, Steingart, Todrys, UN, UNAIDS, WHO, WHO, WHO   +26 more
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Prevalence of Pre-Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis among the Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients

BMC Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is a growing global health concern that is a chronic danger to world health due to tuberculosis (TB). Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of both pre extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (PXDRTB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (EXDRTB) in patients ...
Salman khan, Naseeb-Ur -Rehman, Mohammad Zubair, Nisar Khan   +3 more
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