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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2008
Background With almost 9 million new cases each year, tuberculosis remains one of the most feared diseases on the planet. Led by the STOP-TB Partnership and WHO, recent efforts to combat the disease have made considerable progress in a number of ...
McNerney Ruth, Zager Ellen M
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

open access: yesRevista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2013
Introduction: tuberculosis is an increasing problem of global health and the microbialdrug resistance a generating element of worry.Clinical case: 19 year-old patient, who admitted to the emergency room for presentinghemoptysis and who had history of ...
Álvarez-Gaviria Manuel   +5 more
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2019
The ideal number of drugs needed and treatment duration are crucial issues in the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Thus, we read with interest the Article by the Collaborative Group for the Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDR-TB treatment–2017,1 the results of which support our proposal,2 from 2015, to classify anti ...
Caminero, José A .   +2 more
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The global impact of household contact management for children on multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis cases, deaths, and health-system costs in 2019: a modelling study

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2022
Summary: Background: Estimates suggest that at least 30 000 children develop multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis each year. Despite household contact management (HCM) being widely recommended, it is rarely done.
Peter J Dodd, ProfPhD   +3 more
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Prevalence of infection and rifampicin resistance among presumptive tuberculosis cases visiting tuberculosis clinic of Adare General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objective: Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a public health threat in resource-limited countries where it is easily disseminated and difficult to control.
Degineh Belachew Andarge   +3 more
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Primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis versus drug-sensitive tuberculosis in non-HIV-infected patients: Comparisons of CT findings. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has emerged as a global threat. The aim of this work was to compare the CT findings of primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and drug-sensitive tuberculosis in non-AIDS adults.From January 2012 to February 2016, 89 ...
Duo Li, Wei He, Budong Chen, Pingxin Lv
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Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis coinfections have amplified the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pandemic in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has become a major public health threat. There is
Lydia Nakiyingi   +6 more
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Multidrug resistant tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2015
#### The bottom line Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with an estimated nine million people developing the disease and 1.5 million deaths in 2013; equating to 4100 deaths a day.1 Nevertheless, considerable gains have been made in international tuberculosis control; incidence rates are decreasing (albeit slowly ...
Millard, James   +2 more
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Survey data of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Tuberculosis patients characteristics and stress resilience during COVID-19 pandemic in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia

open access: yesData in Brief, 2020
This set of data presents a survey data describing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis patients characteristics and stress resilience during COVID-19 pandemic in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia.
Ricvan Dana Nindrea   +7 more
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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundThe rate of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. It is becoming an emerging public health problem in East Africa.
Kindu Alem Molla   +2 more
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