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Off-label evaluation of the BD MAX MDR-TB assay for rapid diagnosis of rifampicin and isoniazid resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in a high-volume reference laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains a primary global health concern. Multidrug-resistant TB is defined by resistance to at least rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH), the two key drugs used in TB treatment.
Angela Pires Brandao, Fabiane Maria de Almeida Ferreira, Fernanda Cristina dos Santos Simeao, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Erica Chimara, Rosângela Siqueira de Oliveira, Juliana Maira Watanabe Pinhata   +6 more
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Unidade de Tuberculose: Casuística de dez anos de actividade (1999-2009)

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2011
Resumo: Introdução: O Serviço de Pneumologia de um Hospital Central de Lisboa criou uma Unidade dedicada exclusivamente ao internamento de casos de tuberculose (TB). Objectivos: Análise casuística e avaliação dos factores preditivos de mortalidade intra-
T. Lopes, C. Gomes, N. Diogo
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Expansão paradoxal de lesões de tuberculose cerebral durante o uso de tuberculostáticos [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1999
O acometimento do sistema nervoso central pela tuberculose pode se manifestar de duas formas principais: tuberculose meníngea ou tuberculoma. Esta forma é uma condição que vinha decrescendo progressivamente, mas que encontrou nos dias atuais condições ...
ANTÔNIO DE SOUZA ANDRADE FILHO, ANDRÉ GUANAES GOMES, ANTÔNIO CARLOS MOREIRA DE LEMOS, MARGARIDA COSTA NEVES, YURI MASCARENHAS DE ANDRADE SOUZA, SAMIRA LUISA DOS APÓSTOLOS PEREIRA, ANDRÉIA PELTIER DE QUEIROZ URBANO DE SOUZA, PATRÍCIA LAGO DOS SANTOS   +7 more
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Tuberculose. Perspectivas mundiais.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1995
Three cases of tuberculosis (TB), paradigmatic of the current situation are presented. The world TB situation is described, according to the latest figures from WHO: There is a reduction in Europe and the American regions and an increase more marked in ...
M L Antunes
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Optimizing HIV Spending Among Key Populations in Five Latin American and Caribbean Countries: A Mathematical Modelling Study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue S3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction From 2010 to 2024, the Latin America region experienced a 13% increase in new HIV acquisitions, while progress in reducing HIV acquisitions has slowed in the Caribbean. We conducted allocative efficiency studies for five countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region, aiming to estimate how HIV spending could be optimally ...
Debra ten Brink, Anna L. Bowring, Rowan Martin‐Hughes, Nisaa Wulan, Kelvin Burke, Cielo Yaneth Ríos Hincapie, Ricardo Luque Núñez, Brenda Cáceres‐Mejía, Rosa Victoria Sánchez, José Pablo Montoya Calvo, Sandra Margarita Nuñez Rubio, Maria Petro Brunal, Nick Scott   +12 more
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Tuberculose em Portugal.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1995
There is a general downward trend of most epidemiological indices for TB, except for mortality. Incidence and prevalence rates were, for the first time ever, situated below 50 cases/100,000 inhabitants and smear-positive cases below 25/100,000. TB occurs
Maria de Lourdes Antunes
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Spatiotemporal Patterns and Socioeconomic Determinants of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Piauí, Northeast Brazil, 2001–2024

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 6, Page 754-765, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains a major public health problem, strongly associated with social and territorial inequalities. This study aimed to analyse temporal trends, spatiotemporal transmission patterns and socioeconomic determinants of PTB in the state of Piauí, Northeast Brazil, from 2001 to 2024.
José Mário Nunes da Silva, Viriato Campelo, Walter Massa Ramalho   +2 more
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Neglected Mycoses in Brazil: A Population‐Based Study of Mortality and In‐Hospital Mortality Over 25 Years

Mycoses, Volume 69, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the epidemiology, associated factors, spatial distribution, and temporal trends of mortality and in‐hospital mortality related to systemic mycoses in Brazil, 2000–2024. Methods This is a nationwide ecological study combining temporal and spatial analyses using death certificates (DC; underlying and/or associated causes ...
Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Jorg Heukelbach, Eliana Amorim de Souza, Maria Aparecida Shikanai‐Yasuda, Lisandra Serra Damasceno, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitão, Helia Kawa, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr.   +8 more
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Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Safety of Treatment Regimens for Histoplasmosis and Tuberculosis Coinfection in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: A Systematic Review With Meta‐Analysis Protocol

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims While previous publications have briefly pointed out a few alternative therapeutic interventions for the treatment of histoplasmosis and tuberculosis coinfections in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), there are no reviews evaluating the efficacy, effectiveness ...
Beatriz Bernava Sarinho, Inajara Rotta, Tácio de Mendonça Lima, Brígida Dias Fernandes, Patricia Melo Aguiar, Marília Berlofa Visacri   +5 more
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Synthesis and Antimycobacterial Evaluation of N-(4-(Benzyloxy)benzyl)-4-aminoquinolines

Molecules, 2022
Tuberculosis remains a global health problem that affects millions of people around the world. Despite recent efforts in drug development, new alternatives are required.
Estevão Silveira Grams, Alessandro Silva Ramos, Mauro Neves Muniz, Raoní S. Rambo, Marcia Alberton Perelló, Nathalia Sperotto, Laura Calle González, Lovaine Silva Duarte, Luiza Galina, Adilio Silva Dadda, Guilherme Arraché Gonçalves, Cristiano Valim Bizarro, Luiz Augusto Basso, Pablo Machado   +13 more
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