BackgroundThe potential for hepatotoxicity during isoniazid-based tuberculosis (TB) treatment presents a major challenge for TB control programs worldwide.
Isaac Zentner +9 more
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A four-month gatifloxacin-containing regimen for treating tuberculosis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Shortening the course of treatment for tuberculosis would be a major improvement for case management and disease control. This phase 3 trial assessed the efficacy and safety of a 4-month gatifloxacin-containing regimen for treating rifampin ...
Amukoye, Evans +19 more
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Protective effects of salep against isoniazid liver toxicity in wistar rats
Introduction: Isoniazid is a drug for treatment of tuberculosis. One of the main side effects of this drug is hepatotoxicity, which is a major cause of treatment interruption in tuberculosis.
Hossein Kargar Jahromi +4 more
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The bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was newly diagnosed were randomized to receive 400 mg moxifloxacin, 300 mg isonaizid, or 600 mg rifampin daily for 5 days. Sixteen-hour overnight sputa collections were made for the
Bongard, E +7 more
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Infeksi mikobakteria termasuk diantara infeksi yang paling sulit disembuhkan dari semua jenis infeksi bakteri. Mikobakteria yang patogen utamanya adalah Mycobacterium tuberculosis sebagai penyebab tuberkulosis (TB), yang mengakibatkan lebih banyak ...
Dwi Yuni Nur Hidayati +1 more
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Rationing tests for drug-resistant tuberculosis - who are we prepared to miss? [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Early identification of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) increases the likelihood of treatment success and interrupts transmission.
A Faustini +35 more
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Contribution of efflux to the emergence of isoniazid and multidrug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [PDF]
Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most effective drugs used in tuberculosis therapy.
Diana Machado +8 more
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DNA repair systems and the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: varying activities at different stages of infection [PDF]
Mycobacteria, including most of all MTB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), cause pathogenic infections in humans and, during the infectious process, are exposed to a range of environmental insults, including the host's immune response.
Adams +117 more
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Isoniazid causes heart looping disorder in zebrafish embryos by the induction of oxidative stress
Background The cardiotoxicity of isoniazid on zebrafish embryos and its underlying mechanism is unclear. Methods Here, we exposed zebrafish embryos at 4 h post-fertilization to different levels of isoniazid and recorded the morphology and number of ...
Jie Ni +10 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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