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Prevalence of Pre-Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (Pre XDR-TB) and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) among Pulmonary Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) at a Tertiary Care Center in Mumbai [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2016
Background: India is a high burden country for Tuberculosis (TB). As per the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, 24000 cases of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB were diagnosed in India in 2014.
Unnati D. Desai , Jyotsna M. Joshi
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The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
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A study of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in risk groups in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
Monitoring the extent of and trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a priority of the Brazilian National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
Andréa Gobetti Vieira Coelho, Liliana Aparecida Zamarioli, Maria Alice Telles, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Eliseu Alves Waldman   +4 more
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Do we need to detect isoniazid resistance in addition to rifampicin resistance in diagnostic tests for tuberculosis? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is resistant to both rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH). Whereas many TB diagnostics detect RIF-resistance, few detect INH-monoresistance, which is common and may increase risk of acquired MDR-TB.
Claudia M Denkinger, Madhukar Pai, David W Dowdy   +2 more
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MDR-TB-related costs incurred during treatment.

BackgroundWe compared the cost-consequence of a home-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) model of care, based on task-shifting of directly observed therapy (DOT) and MDR-TB injection administration to lay health workers, to a routine clinic ...
J. Christo Heunis (13046945), N. Gladys Kigozi (13046948), Ernest Peresu (13046942), Diana De Graeve (11642908)   +3 more
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MDR TB [PDF]

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.) Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
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Patterns of Drug Resistance, Drug Resistance Conferring Mutations and Genomic DNA Methylation Revealed in Mycobacterium tuberculosis From South Africa

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis remains a major public health threat globally, with drug‐resistant strains undermining treatment efficacy. We analyzed 126 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates with diverse drug resistance spectra and selected 35 for whole genome sequencing (WGS) using Illumina NextSeq, SMRT PacBio Onso and SMRT PacBio Revio ...
Unarine Matodzi, Awelani Mutshembele, Eric Mensah, Dillon Muzondiwa, Ndivhuho A. Makhado, Oleg N. Reva   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Five Behavioral Indicators and Healthy Living with Tuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2014
Clean and healthy life style is a behavior that is closely related to the emergence of infectious diseases, including TB continued into MDR-TB. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the 5 behavioral indicators of clean and healthy living
Heri Mulyanto
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Real‐World Management of Difficult Exacerbations of Bronchiectasis: A Case Study to Illustrate How Guidelines Can Support Best Practice

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Timely management of exacerbations and optimisation of ongoing care are vital in preventing disease progression and preserving outcomes and quality of life in patients with bronchiectasis. This retrospective case review underscores the importance of the new ERS guidelines in supporting multidisciplinary teams to provide optimal care for their ...
Hulance Bianca, Capstick Toby, Shah Anand, McCallion Paul   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MDR-TB diagnosis and treatment under GFPMDT project in China during October 2006 to December 2013.

, 2019
GFPMDT-Global Fund Programmatic Management of drug resistant tuberculosis;MDR-TB: Multi drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Hemant Deepak Shewade (760494), Kathiresan Jeyashree (4096504), Renzhong Li (538735), Lixia Wang (331745), Yunzhou Ruan (4096507), Caihong Xu (1780648), Canyou Zhang (4096510), Hui Zhang (7197)   +7 more
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