Efficacy of Treatments for Cholestatic Pruritus: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022 Cholestatic itch is a disabling symptom that may be secondary to liver or biliary diseases. Management of cholestatic pruritus is complex. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of treatments for cholestatic pruritus were performed. PubMed
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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 ...
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The tale of microencapsulated rifampicin: is it useful for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection? [PDF]
, 2022 CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2021)Purpose Microencapsulation techniques have allowed the addition of rifampicin to bone cement, but its in vivo efficacy has not been proven. The aim of our study is to determine the superiority of cement containing
López Torres, Irene Isabel +13 more
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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 +6 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 ...
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Effect of rifampicin-based antitubercular therapy on nevirapine plasma concentrations in South African adults with HIV-associated tuberculosis [PDF]
, 2013 Includes bibliographical references.Sub-Saharan Africa is overwhelmed by dual epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infection.
Cohen, Karen
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Protein binding of rifampicin is not saturated when using high-dose rifampicin [PDF]
, 2019 Background Higher doses of rifampicin are being investigated as a means to optimize response to this pivotal TB drug. It is unknown whether high-dose rifampicin results in saturation of plasma protein binding and a relative increase in protein-unbound ...
Mekota, Anna-Maria +35 more
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Neutron diffraction reveals sequence-specific membrane insertion of pre-fibrillar islet amyloid polypeptide and inhibition by rifampicin [PDF]
, 2005 Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) forms amyloid deposits in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Pre-fibrillar hIAPP oligomers (in contrast to monomeric IAPP or mature fibrils) increase membrane permeability, suggesting an important ...
Bradshaw, Jeremy P. +14 more
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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 ...
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Early Detection of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis and Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates using Line Probe Assay from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Early detection and drug susceptibility analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in the shortest possible time has been the driving force for research that aims to bridge the gap between detection and treatment.
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