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Several Initiatives but Little Results: A Novel Approach to Offer an Institutional Explanation for Food Insecurity in Ghana

World Food Policy, Volume 11, Issue 2, November 2025.
ABSTRACT A key strategy for achieving food security in Ghana is the implementation of food security projects. Unfortunately, one‐third of these projects encounter failure, primarily due to institutional shortcomings. The study demonstrates that institutional weaknesses are significant barriers to attaining food security and examines how institutional ...
Collins Oduro, Alan Renwick, Joseph Oscar Akotey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Additional Criterion to Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II Might Increase the Efficiency in Guideline Development for Rare Diseases: Results of a National Delphi Study

Clinical and Public Health Guidelines, Volume 2, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Rare diseases significantly impact patients, and there is a need for clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) or other guidance documents as well as tools to assess their trustworthiness. Objective The goal was to define a minimum set of criteria for the appraisal of guidance documents for rare diseases. Guidance documents include CPGs,
Iméze Jorieke Hieltjes, Charlotte M. W. Gaasterland, Roel Bakx, Silvia C. W. van Breukelen, Robbert J. H. Ensink, Charlotte van Esch, Raoul C. M. Hennekam, Ilse van Herk, Marieke Hermsen, Anja M. C. Horemans, Hester Rippen, Bart P. C. van de Warrenburg, Anne‐Marie van Wermeskerken, Johanna H. van der Lee   +13 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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Effects of Communication Strategies on Treatment Adherence and Success in Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 1053-1068, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Tuberculosis, although curable, presents challenges related to treatment adherence, which compromises treatment effectiveness. Individual, social and structural barriers interfere with patients' ability to properly follow the therapeutic regimen, thereby impacting treatment outcomes.
Omar Oliveira Meira, Luiz Gustavo Ribeiro Silva, Raquel Fonseca Sales, Renata Maria Colodette, Lucas Borges Gomes Ferreira Pinto, Emily de Souza Ferreira, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta, Tiago Ricardo Moreira   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence, Distribution, and Risk Factors of Mycobacterium Other Than Tuberculosis Among Tuberculosis Presumptive Patients in Karonga District in Malawi

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2025.
Among the 23 samples that had growth, 11 (48%) were isolated to have MTB complex, while 12 (52%) MOTT were isolated. ABSTRACT Introduction Besides tuberculosis (TB), there are also other nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that present with similar clinical signs and symptoms as TB.
S. Chitsulo, L. Gogoda, H. Nyirenda, S. Chirwa, T. Mwenyenkulu, H. Kanyerere, J. Mpunga, K. Mbendera, B. Mbakaya, S. Mwale, B. Nyambalo, F. Sinyiza, M. Chisale   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

SEVERE ADVERSE REACTION TO THE USE OF 3HP IN THE TREATMENT OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION: A CASE REPORT

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
The treatment of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) is one of the main strategies for tuberculosis elimination in Brazil. The weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid regimen (3HP) was introduced in 2021, with efficacy similar to previously ...
Gabriela Pizarro Ossa Ferro Henriques, Aline Scarabelli, Vanessa Santos de Paula, Elaine Aparecida Fernandes de Oliveira   +3 more
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In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation of Isatin‐Derived Spirooxindoles as Antituberculosis Drug Candidates

Chemical Biology &Drug Design, Volume 106, Issue 1, July 2025.
Two compounds, A16 and A17, were active against multidrug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates (PT‐12 and PT‐20), overcoming key resistance mutations in katG and rpoB, while cytotoxicity assays confirmed that they are non‐toxic. A17 exhibited the highest antituberculosis activity, with molecular docking suggesting enoyl‐[acyl‐carrier‐protein ...
Fernanda Rodrigues de Lima, Jéssika de Oliveira Viana, Aleff Cruz de Castro, Rodrigo Cristiano, Marcia Alberton Perelló, Alexia de Matos Czeczot, Cristiano Valim Bizarro, Pablo Machado, Luiz Augusto Basso, Claudio Gabriel Lima‐Junior, Valnês da Silva Rodrigues‐Junior, Karen Cacilda Weber   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

TUBERCULOSE NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE

Saberes Plurais, 2022
O Rio Grande do Sul (RS) apresenta em média 5 mil casos novos de tuberculose pulmonar ao ano, os quais, somados a aproximadamente 1,5 mil casos de usuários em retratamento, resultam anualmente em 6,5 mil casos de tuberculose.
Janilce Dorneles de Quadros, Roger dos Santos Rosa   +1 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Fluoroquinolone and Second-Line Injectable Resistance Among Rifampicin- and Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates: A Molecular Study from a High-Burden Setting

Microorganisms
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) threatens global TB control. We investigated the prevalence and molecular characteristics of second-line drug resistance among rifampicin (RIF)- and/or isoniazid (INH)-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)
Rosângela Siqueira Oliveira, Angela Pires Brandao, Fabiane Maria de Almeida Ferreira, Sonia Maria da Costa, Vera Lucia Maria Silva, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Erica Chimara, Juliana Maira Watanabe Pinhata   +7 more
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Papel da tuberculose domiciliar no surgimento da tuberculose multirresistente The role of household contact in the appearance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2004
INTRODUÇÃO: A tuberculose multirresistente é uma preocupação em todo o mundo. A identificação de fatores de risco associados pode contribuir para o seu controle.
Elizabeth Clara Barroso, Rosa Maria Salani Mota, Adalgisa C. M. Oliveira, Josefa Ivonete R. Cordeiro, Joana Brasileiro Barroso, Jorge Luis Nobre Rodrigues   +5 more
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