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Determining the Prevalence of Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis in A Tertiary Care Centre of North India by using Rapid Culture Method and Gene Xpert

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
The objective of the present study is to find the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from respiratory samples like sputum, BAL and pleural fluid, compare conventional LJ culture with rapid culture method i.e Mycobacterium growth indicator tube ...
Bipin Chandra Pokhriyal, Dimple Raina, Iva Chandola, Nidhi Negi, Hitendra Singh, Vijay Kataria   +5 more
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High dose oral and intravenous rifampicin for improved survival from adult tuberculous meningitis: a phase II open-label randomised controlled trial (the RifT study) [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2018
Background: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) has 44% (95%CI 35-52%) in-hospital mortality with standard therapy in Uganda. Rifampicin, the cornerstone of TB therapy, has 70% oral bioavailability and ~10-20% cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) penetration.
Fiona V. Cresswell, Kenneth Ssebambulidde, Daniel Grint, Lindsey te Brake, Abdul Musabire, Rachel R. Atherton, Lillian Tugume, Conrad Muzoora, Robert Lukande, Mohammed Lamorde, Rob Aarnoutse, David Meya, David R. Boulware, Alison M. Elliott   +13 more
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A rare case of tuberculosis spine on antitubercular drug succumbing to pseudomembranous enterocolitis

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2021
Anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) drugs are the mainstay of management of tuberculosis worldwide. These medicines are used extensively across the globe in treating tubercular infections of any organ.
Simarjit S Rehsi, Nilanjan Roy, Vipin V Nair, Ajay K Baranwal, Prashant Sengupta, Pawan Sharma, Aman Kumar   +6 more
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Identification, Genotyping and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Brucella spp. Isolated from Livestock in Egypt [PDF]

, 2019
Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis worldwide with economic and public health impacts. The aim of the present study was to identify Brucella (B.) spp. isolated from animal populations located in different districts of Egypt and to determine their
El-Adawy, Hosny, Elschner, Mandy C., Khan, Aman Ullah, Melzer, Falk, Moawad, Amira A., Neubauer, Heinrich, Ramadan, Eman Shawkat, Roesler, Uwe, Sayour, Ashraf E., Shell, Waleed S.   +9 more
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High-dose rifampicin in tuberculosis: Experiences from a Dutch tuberculosis centre.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundRecent evidence suggests that higher rifampicin doses may improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome.MethodsIn this observational cohort study we evaluated all TB patients who were treated with high-dose rifampicin (> 10 mg/kg daily) in our ...
Charlotte Seijger, Wouter Hoefsloot, Inge Bergsma-de Guchteneire, Lindsey Te Brake, Jakko van Ingen, Saskia Kuipers, Reinout van Crevel, Rob Aarnoutse, Martin Boeree, Cecile Magis-Escurra   +9 more
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Paraspinal Abscess Secondary to Tuberculous Spondylitis Diagnosed by Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
A 31-year-old HIV-negative man presented to our clinic with a 6-month history of back pain and a swelling at the back. Radiological studies revealed lumbar vertebral destruction.
Hella, Jerry Joseph, Hiza, Hellen Charles, Mfinanga, Elirehema, Reither, Klaus   +3 more
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The MarR-Type Repressor MhqR Confers Quinone and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

, 2019
Aims: Quinone compounds are electron carriers and have antimicrobial and toxic properties due to their mode of actions as electrophiles and oxidants.
Fritsch, Verena Nadin, Loi, Vu Van, Busche, Tobias, Sommer, Anna, Tedin, Karsten, Nürnberg, Dennis J., Kalinowski, Jörn, Bernhardt, Jörg, Fulde, Marcus, Antelmann, Haike   +9 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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EFFECTIVENESS OF REAL-TIME PCR FOR EXPRESS FIRST LINE DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING OF TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA USING SPUTUM SAMPLES AND SURGICAL SPECIMENS OF LUNG TISSUE

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2019
The objective of the study: to investigate the effectiveness of real-time PCR for express drug susceptibility testing in drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients using sputum samples and specimens of lung tissue collected during surgery.Subjects ...
Yu. S. Alyapkina, A. A. Elov, L. K. Shipina, M. A. Vladimirskiy   +3 more
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MRSA eradication of newly acquired lower respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis [PDF]

, 2016
UK cystic fibrosis (CF) guidelines recommend eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) when cultured from respiratory samples.
Downey, DG, Elborn, JS, Hoeritzauer, AI, McCaughan, J, Moore, JE, Rendall, JC, Tunney, MM, Vallières, E   +7 more
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