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The 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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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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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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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Moxifloxacin is a priority drug for treating rifampicin‐resistant tuberculosis (RR‐TB). We assessed the pharmacokinetics of a child‐friendly, dispersible 100 mg tablet moxifloxacin formulation (dispersed in water) compared to the standard 400 mg non‐dispersible formulation (crushed and suspended in water) in children and evaluated current dosing ...
Megan Palmer +16 more
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Prediction of Tuberculosis using U-Net and segmentation techniques [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 One of the most serious public health problems in Peru and worldwide is Tuberculosis (TB), which is produced by a bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The purpose of this work is to facilitate and automate the diagnosis of tuberculosis using the MODS method and using lens-free microscopy, as it is easier to calibrate and easier to use by ...
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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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Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Drug-Resistant and Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis: A Historical Cohort Study in Porto Alegre, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 To evaluate the clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, stratified by level of drug resistance.This was a historical cohort study based on data from the II National Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey (2006 ...
Vania Celina Dezoti Micheletti +2 more
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Revisiting Computer-Aided Tuberculosis Diagnosis [PDF]
, 2023 Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health threat, causing millions of deaths annually. Although early diagnosis and treatment can greatly improve the chances of survival, it remains a major challenge, especially in developing countries. Recently, computer-aided tuberculosis diagnosis (CTD) using deep learning has shown promise, but progress is ...
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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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Fistulized multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 A 21-year-old woman with no history of tuberculosis was admitted to the emergency room with an acute abdominal accompanied by fever. She underwent an emergency abdominal operation surgery and histological studies revealed a peritoneal and appendicular ovarian tuberculosis. The patient received antibacillar (Rifampicine, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide).
Fadwa Mekouar, Naoual El Omri
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