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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).
Naoual El Omri, Fadwa Mekouar
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Multidrug-resistant and heteroresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and associated gene mutations in Ethiopia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: The prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) among new and retreatment cases in 2011 in Ethiopia was 2.7% and 17.9%, respectively.
Daniel Mekonnen, Aschalew Admassu, Wondemagegn Mulu, Aranzazu Amor, Agustín Benito, Woynshet Gelaye, Fantahun Biadglegne, Bayeh Abera   +7 more
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Uncovering Key Characteristics of Antibacterial Peptides through Machine Learning

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
Machine‐learning (ML) techniques using random forest classification models revealed key characteristics that predict effective antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) targeting Gram‐negative bacteria, Gram‐positive bacteria, and mycobacteria. The ideal cLogP (<$ < $−6) and net‐charge (≤+4) threshold was the same for all three targets with variations in the ...
Jooyoung Roh, Cyrille Boyer, Priyank V. Kumar   +2 more
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Rapid and quantitative phage susceptibility test by ramanome

mLife, EarlyView.
Abstract Antimicrobial resistance poses an escalating global threat, renewing interest in bacteriophage therapy as a precision alternative to antibiotics. However, clinical translation remains hindered by the lack of rapid and quantitative phage susceptibility testing (PST) platforms capable of evaluating host range, infection potency, and effective ...
Xiao Han, Xiaofu Wan, Yang Zhou, Xiaoting Fu, Xiaoshan Zheng, Bo Gao, Shi Huang, Anle Ge, Jiadong Huang, Hongzhou Lu, Jian Xu   +10 more
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Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics: establishing an evidence base around the public health impact. [PDF]

, 2011
The limitations of existing tuberculosis diagnostic tools are significantly hampering tuberculosis control efforts, most noticeably in areas with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and antituberculosis drug resistance ...
Newell, Marie-Louise, Graham S. Cooke, Marie-Louise Newell, Cooke, Graham S, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Richard J. Lessells, Lessells, Richard J, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter   +7 more
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Nanjing Consensus II on Washed Microbiota Transplantation: Statements From the CHINAGUT Conference

Microbiota Medicine Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The new method of fecal microbiota transplantation, based on automatic facilities and washing processes, was coined as washed microbiota transplantation (WMT). The first recommendations on WMT were released as Nanjing Consensus report by the fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)‐standardization Study Group in 2019.
Faming Zhang, Sunny Hei Wong, Gaochen Lu, Zheshun Pi, Ting Zhang, Hon Ho Yu, Nan Bu, Xiong Chen, Bota Cui, Dafa Ding, Hainv Gao, Suyu He, Xingxiang He, Shengjuan Hu, Jia Hu, Yunlian Hu, Xiaomeng Jiang, Jiang Jin, Jingnan Li, Pan Li, Juan Liao, Weiwei Liao, Jiang Liu, Ling Liu, Yaping Liu, Yanyan Liu, Yu Liu, Muhan Lv, Xiangjun Meng, Yongzhan Nie, Qian Ren, Lixuan Sang, Yang Sun, Xiaowen Tang, Liangjing Wang, Wei Wang, Xin Wang, Yanling Wei, Quan Wen, Lihao Wu, Xia Wu, Fang Xiao, Lijing Xiong, Shaoqi Yang, Song Yang, Guoliang Ye, Yue Zeng, Huihong Zhai, Xiaoqian Zhang, Yu Zhang, Kun Zhao, Li Zhou, Li Zhu, Kaichun Wu   +53 more
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Being safe, feeling safe, and stigmatizing attitude among primary health care staff in providing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis care in Bantul District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

Human Resources for Health, 2019
Introduction Patient-centered care approach in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis care requires health worker safety that covers both being safe and feeling safe to conduct the services. Stigma has been argued as a barrier to patient-centered care. However,
Ari Probandari, Hary Sanjoto, Melani Ratih Mahanani, Luthfi Azizatunnisa, Sampir Widayati   +4 more
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Guselkumab Safety in Patients With Latent Tuberculosis: Analysis of 11 Studies in Psoriatic Disease

The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain psoriatic disease treatments, including tumor necrosis factor‐α inhibitors (TNFi), increase tuberculosis (TB) risk. Testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) before initiating systemic therapy has been standard practice for psoriasis (PsO) patients; however, updated consensus states routine testing is not required before initiating ...
Luis Puig, Tsen‐Fang Tsai, Enrique R. Soriano, Tina Bhutani, Megan Miller, Alexa P. Kollmeier, Shu Li, Hewei Li, Sarah Ofori, Jeffrey Pawlikowski, Elizabeth Adamson, Melinda Gooderham, Angela Londoño Garcia, Mark Lebwohl, Peter Nash   +14 more
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Plasma drug activity assay for treatment optimization in tuberculosis patients

, 2011
Item does not contain fulltextLow antituberculosis (TB) drug levels are common, but their clinical significance remains unclear, and methods of measurement are resource intensive.
Scott K. Heysell, Mpagama, S., Kibiki, Gibson S, Houpt, Eric R, Mwaigwisya, S., Heysell, Scott K, Ndusilo, Norah, Pholwat, Suporn, Mwaigwisya, Solomon, Kibiki, G.S., Solomon Mwaigwisya, Suporn Pholwat, Jean Gratz, Mtabho, C., Aarnoutse, R.E., Stellah Mpagama, Heysell, S.K., Rob E. Aarnoutse, Charles Mtabho, Gratz, J., Mpagama, Stellah, Norah Ndusilo, Gratz, Jean, Houpt, E.R., Gibson S. Kibiki, Eric R. Houpt, Mtabho, Charles, Aarnoutse, Rob E, Ndusilo, N., Pholwat, S.   +29 more
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RESULTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2014
The paper analyzes the results of treatment in 5,396 patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis who were treated in the regions of the Russian Federation under the Global Fund Round 4 project based on the recommended World Health Organization ...
V. V. Testov, S. A. Sterlikov, I. A. Vasilyeva, V. V. Erokhin, T. Ch. Kesaeva   +4 more
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