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Optimal control strategies for tuberculosis treatment: a case study in Angola [PDF]

open access: yesNumer. Algebra Control Optim. 2 (2012), no. 3, 601--617, 2012
We apply optimal control theory to a tuberculosis model given by a system of ordinary differential equations. Optimal control strategies are proposed to minimize the cost of interventions. Numerical simulations are given using data from Angola.
arxiv   +1 more source

TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN

open access: yesMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Tuberculosis (TB) in children is a neglected aspect of the TB epidemic despite it constituting 20% or more of all TB cases in many countries with high TB incidence. Childhood TB is a direct consequence of adult TB but remains overshadowed by adult TB because it is usually smear-negative.
Esposito, Susanna Maria Roberta   +2 more
openaire   +8 more sources

Household screening and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Of the estimated half a million people who develop multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis each year, less than 7% are diagnosed and only 1 in 5 of these have access to eff ective treatment.1 To control this epidemic, dramatically increased efforts are ...
Becerra   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Problems of anti-tuberculosis therapy in patients on hemodialysis

open access: yesТуберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2022
The objective: to determine possibility of prescribing and safety of various anti-tuberculosis drugs and their combinations as part of a therapeutic or preventive course of anti-tuberculosis therapy (ATBT) in patients with end-stage chronic kidney ...
O. M. Gordeeva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycobacterium tuberculosis type VII secretion system effectors differentially impact the ESCRT endomembrane damage response [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis, which kills more people than any other infection. M. tuberculosis grows in macrophages, cells that specialize in engulfing and degrading microorganisms.
Hanson, Phyllis I   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

A Systematic Study of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation on Thiol‐Ene Polymers: Toward the Development of Microfluidic Bacterial Biofilm Models

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This work presents a systematic characterization of an emerging polymer platform, off‐stoichiometry thiol‐ene, in terms of its ability to support the formation, growth, and metabolic activity of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. The findings indicate that thiol‐enes promote S.
Jéssica Amorim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Four Months of Rifampin or Nine Months of Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis in Adults

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2018
BACKGROUND A 9‐month regimen of isoniazid can prevent active tuberculosis in persons with latent tuberculosis infection. However, the regimen has been associated with poor adherence rates and with toxic effects.
D. Menzies   +28 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION MODEL OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN IN-PATIENT DEPARTMENT

open access: yesТуберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2018
The article describes the issues of psychological rehabilitation of pulmonary tuberculosis patients and summarizes the practical experience of authors in the establishment of psychological support services in a TB clinic.
N. V. Zolotovа   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of T-SPOT.TB for the diagnosis of unconventional pleural tuberculosis is superior to ADA in high prevalence areas: a prospective analysis of 601 cases

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation and may have lasting effect on lung function. However conventional diagnostic tests for TPE register multiple limitations.
Xinting Yang   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aspects of Stage-by-Stage Diagnosis of Pulmonary Mycobacteriosis in Real Clinical Practice

open access: yesТуберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2023
The objective: to analyze the effectiveness of etiological verification of pulmonary mycobacteriosis when using various biological materials at different diagnostic stages.Subjects and Methods.
N. L. Karpina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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