"Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is a relatively rare type of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). It is resistant to almost all drugs used to treat TB, including the two best first-line drugs: isoniazid and rifampin.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.) Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
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Meta-narrative review of molecular methods for diagnosis and monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in adults. [PDF]
Int J Mycobacteriol, 2018 Mbelele PM +7 more
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Genotypic analysis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ghana: Insights into pre-XDR and XDR-TB.
BackgroundThe emergence of Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) and Pre-extensively drug resistant (Pre-XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR) patients and impacts negatively on TB control programs ...
Amanquador Acquah-Keelson +5 more
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Linezolid-Induced Optic Neuritis in Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review of Case Reports, Case Series, and Cohort Studies. [PDF]
Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul)Singhal S +7 more
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, 2014 Navisha Dookie, A Willem Sturm, Prashini Moodley Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South
Dookie N, Sturm AW, Moodley P
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XDR-Tuberkulose: Nicht nur medizinisch eine Herausforderung
Ein junger Patient aus Georgien präsentiert sich mit einer pulmonalen XDR-Tuberkulose, nachdem er in seinem Heimatland bereits über Monate erfolglos mit diversen Reservetherapeutika behandelt worden ist.
Schaeren, Alexandra +3 more
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Incidence of QT interval prolongation in patients receiving bedaquiline for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
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, 2017 Risara Jaksuwan,1 Prasit Tharavichikul,2 Jayanton Patumanond,3 Charoen Chuchottaworn,4 Sakarin Chanwong,5 Saijai Smithtikarn,6 Jongkolnee Settakorn7 1Clinical Epidemiology Unit, 2Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University ...
Chanwong S +6 more
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High prevalence of colistin heteroresistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream isolates and associated clinical factors. [PDF]
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect DisKırbaş E +4 more
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Pre-immigration Screening for Tuberculosis in South Korea: A Comparison of Smear- and Culture-Based Protocols. [PDF]
Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul), 2019 Lee S, Ryu JY, Kim DH.
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