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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is a serious world health problem that limits public actions to control tuberculosis, because the most used anti-tuberculosis first-line drugs fail to stop mycobacterium spread.
Luita Nice Café Oliveira +5 more
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Use of the GenoType MTBDRplus for early diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017 The type of diagnostics methods and their duration, loss of time for the appointment of the optimal treatment are the major categories of factors that influence on multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment effectiveness.
O. M. Raznatovska +4 more
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Spatial patterns of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: correlation with sociodemographic variables and type of notification [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020 Objective: Correlate the cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its spatial patterns with the type of notification and sociodemographic variables.
Ingrid Bentes Lima +6 more
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyBackgroundThis study aims to evaluate the clinical utility of routine urinary tests and renal function assessments, as well as the Tuberculosis antibody test (TB-DOT) and T-cell spot tests for TB infection (T-SPOT.TB), either individually or in ...
Yanyan Li +19 more
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The Lancet Public Health, 2017 Background: India has the highest number of patients with tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the world. We used a transmission model to project the emergence of drug resistance in India due to incorrect tuberculosis management practices
Stephanie Law, MSc +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Globally, there is substantial concern regarding the challenges of treating complex drug resistance patterns in multidrug resistant tuberculosis cases.
Helen R Stagg +10 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa +3 more
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Epidemic characteristics and drug resistance of tuberculosis in North China
Heliyon, 2020 To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and drug resistance of tuberculosis (TB) patients in northern China. The epidemiological characteristics of 620 patients with tuberculosis from 2014 to 2016 were analyzed, including gender, age, occupation ...
Zheng Qi, Xi Gao, Yan-fu Wang, Chang Liu
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This study presents a new biodegradable coating for titanium implants using a natural antimicrobial peptide, caerin 1.9. Applied via solvent casting, the coating offers sustained antibacterial protection and promotes healing. Tested on 3D‐printed porous titanium scaffolds, it effectively prevented infection—including against resistant bacteria—while ...
Hejie Li +7 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with the prevalence of multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among suspected drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Botswana.
Blackson Pitolo Tembo +1 more
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