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Magnitude of Multidrug Resistance and Associated Factors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Adult Smear Positive Patients in Eastern Ethiopia

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Ziad Amin,1 Habtamu Mitiku,2 Dadi Marami,2 Tadesse Shume,2 Fitsum Weldegebreal2 1Harari Health Research and Regional Laboratory, Harar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University ...
Amin Z, Mitiku H, Marami D, Shume T, Weldegebreal F   +4 more
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Resistance patterns, prevalence, and predictors of fluoroquinolones resistance in multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background: Fluoroquinolones are the backbone of multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment regimens. Despite the high burden of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the country, little is known about drug resistance patterns, prevalence, and predictors ...
Nafees Ahmad, Arshad Javaid, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Long Chiau Ming, Izaz Ahmad, Amer Hayat Khan   +5 more
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Rationing tests for drug-resistant tuberculosis - who are we prepared to miss? [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Early identification of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) increases the likelihood of treatment success and interrupts transmission.
A Faustini, A Pantoja, A Pooran, A Vassall, C Fitzpatrick, D Martínez, D Menzies, DAJ Moore, DAJ Moore, David A. J. Moore, E Tortoli, EA Kendall, EL Corbett, GJ Churchyard, JC Feres, Jon S. Friedland, Jorge Coronel, K Kliiman, KAK Angeby, L Caviedes, Laura J. Martin, Louis Grandjean, Luz Caviedes, MA Espinal, Martha H. Roper, O Oxlade, P Miotto, PG Suárez, PT Kent, Robert H. Gilman, SS Shin, V Boonsarngsuk, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +35 more
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Food Contamination and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Synthesis of Heavy Metals, Microbial Pathogens, and Health Risk Metrics

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi, Naomi A. Mogborukor, Baridoo Donatus Dooka, Polycarp Dauda Madaki, Chiara Frazzoli, Mohamed Haddad, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children and response to therapy

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015
There is very little information available on drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) in children in Indian scenario and especially their response to therapy. We present a series of children who were suffering from multidrug-resistant-TB and their response
Ira Shah
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A public health approach to palliative care in the response to drug resistant TB: an ethnographic study in Bengaluru, India. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: The treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis represents one of the most significant challenges to global health. Despite guidance on improving treatment outcomes, there is little focus on how to support individuals in their suffering ...
Asgr, Rahul, Porter, John DH, Sawyer, Joseph M, Todd Fordham, Florence N   +3 more
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Substrate Characterization of Mycobacterial Kinase PknG Revealing PknG‐KARS‐MAPK Phosphorylation Signaling Axis in Host

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
This study employed multi‐omics approaches to investigate the regulatory mechanism of Mycobacterium PknG on host cell processes. We found that host lysine‐tRNA ligase (KARS) is a potential substrate of PknG; and PknG can regulate the immune response by catalyzing the phosphorylation of KARS at T592 and T595 sites, affecting the phosphorylation level in
Nana Tian, Shuyu Xie, Yanqing Tang, Junjie Liang, Wenhan Zhu, Tianqi Liu, Yewen Sun, Yang Yang, Luoxi Zhang, Danfeng Wang, Chuyao Lin, Jinyu Jia, Minjia Tan, Jun‐Yu Xu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of and risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Iran and its neighboring countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Tuberculosis, in particular drug-resistant tuberculosis, is of global concern due to the high mortality and morbidity associated with it annually. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and the risk factors for multidrug-resistant ...
Worku Jimma, Marjan Ghazisaeedi, Leila Shahmoradi, Ahmed Abdulahi Abdurahman, Sharareh Rostam Niakan Kalhori, Mahshid Nasehi, Sharifi Yazdi, Reza Safdari   +7 more
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Adverse effects profile of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in a South African outpatient clinic

South African Family Practice, 2012
Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and drugs that are used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have potentially overlapping adverse effects.
T.Q. Jacobs, A. Ross
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Phytochemical content, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of Typhonium flagelliforme cultivated via soil and hydroponic methods

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Typhonium flagelliforme is a medicinal herb in the Araceae family, widely distributed in Southeast Asia. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of hydroponic and soil‐based cultivation systems on the phytochemical content and bioactivity of T. flagelliforme. Results Using liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry (LC‐MS) analysis, 9
Yen Ning Lee, Norsharina Md Saad, Siti Rokhiyah Ahmad Usuldin, Seetha Jaganathan King, Wee Sim Choo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source