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Genotypic analysis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ghana: Insights into pre-XDR and XDR-TB.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe emergence of Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) and Pre-extensively drug resistant (Pre-XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR) patients and impacts negatively on TB control programs ...
Stephen Ofori Yirenkyi, Osmanu Taufik, Roger Laryea, Amanquador Acquah-Keelson, Japheth Awuletey Opintan, Gloria Ivy Mensah   +5 more
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Laboratory-confirmed DR, pre-XDR, and XDR-TB cases reported in the Free State, South Africa, from 2019 to 2022, according to previous and updated WHO definitions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: The global challenge of Tuberculosis (TB) control persists, particularly in addressing drug-resistant (DR) TB across regions. Over time, the rise in rifampicin (RIF/R) resistance, multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB, characterised until 2022 by
Miss Zothile Skosana, Miss Likhona Dingiswayo, Mrs Anneke Van Der Spoel Van Dijk   +2 more
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Profile and risk factors of pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB patients in a national reference hospital for Sumatra region of Indonesia [PDF]

, 2023
The low treatment rate, low treatment success rate and high mortality rate of patients with pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (pre-XDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) need serious attention.
Sinaga, Bintang YM., Sinulingga, Herison E., Siagian, Parluhutan, Ashar, Taufik   +3 more
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Prevalence of common bacterial etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in patients with otitis media in Duhok Province –Iraq

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2021
Otitis media is the most frequent type of ear infection. It is a major health problem for both children and adults but the proportion is different in different countries.
Zubaidah Husham Mahmood Agha, Muna S. Al-Delaimi   +1 more
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Programmatically selected multidrug-resistant strains drive the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa [PDF]

, 2013
South Africa shows one of the highest global burdens of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB). Since 2002, MDR-TB in South Africa has been treated by a standardized combination therapy, which until 2010 included
Pillay, Manormoney, van Helden, Paul D., Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius (173264), Paul D. van Helden (33594), Marlein E Bosman, Gagneux, Sebastien, Thomas C Victor, Manormoney Pillay (257769), Nicolaas C Gey van Pittius, Borna Müller (173253), Hayes, Cindy, Streicher, Elizabeth M., Andre Trollip (449922), Robin M Warren, Elizabeth M Streicher, Trollip, Andre, Violet N. Chihota (143307), Warren, Robin M., Bosman, Marlein E., Müller, Borna, Violet N Chihota, Cindy Hayes, Marisa Klopper (398815), Cindy Hayes (449923), Elizabeth M. Streicher (439727), Borna Müller, Paul D van Helden, Marlein E. Bosman (449924), Klopper, Marisa, Gerrit Coetzee, Sebastien Gagneux (149824), Chihota, Violet N., Andre Trollip, Marisa Klopper, Sebastien Gagneux, Gerrit Coetzee (296078), Victor, Thomas C., Manormoney Pillay, Coetzee, Gerrit, Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C., Robin M. Warren (33593), Thomas C. Victor (185348), Pillay M, Klopper Marisa, Warren Robin M., van Helden PD, Trollip A, Streicher EM, Victor Thomas C., Coetzee Gerrit, Gey van Pittius NC, Chihota VN, Müller Borna, Warren RM, Hayes C, Gagneux Sebastien, Gagneux S, Streicher Elizabeth M., Trollip Andre, Müller B, Coetzee G, Gey van Pittius Nicolaas C., Bosman Marlein E., Pillay Manormoney, Chihota Violet N., van Helden Paul D., Victor TC, Hayes Cindy, Bosman ME, Klopper M   +69 more
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Phenotypic Investigation of Vancomycin, Teicoplanin and Linezolid Resistance Among Enterococcus spp. Isolated from Children Diarrhea

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2019
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci(VRE) were common among Enterococcus. faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. Teicoplanin resistance or sensitivity can determine the VRE phenotypes whether VanA (VanR/TecR) or VanB (VanR/TecS). Linezolid resistance among VRE
Hussein O. M. Al-Dahmoshi, Hussein W. S. Rabeea, Ali Saleem Abdulridha Aridhee, Noor S. K. Al-Khafaji, Mohammed H. Al-Allak, Anwar M. Lazm, Mohammed Sh. Jebur   +6 more
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Characterization of Resistance in Gram-Negative Urinary Isolates Using Existing and Novel Indicators of Clinical Relevance: A 10-Year Data Analysis

Life, 2020
Classical resistance classifications (multidrug resistance [MDR], extensive drug resistance [XDR], pan-drug resistance [PDR]) are very useful for epidemiological purposes, however, they may not correlate well with clinical outcomes, therefore, several ...
Márió Gajdács, Zoltán Bátori, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár, Katalin Burián   +4 more
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Factors Related to Pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB at H Adam Malik General Hospital Medan

, 2022
Background: Pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB are still one of the health problems in Indonesia. Treatment rates and treatment success rate are quite low, as well as high mortality rates that need serious attention. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the factors
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Revised Definitions of Tuberculosis Resistance and Treatment Outcomes, France, 2006–2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Definitions of resistance in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) have been updated. Pre–XDR TB, defined as MDR TB with additional resistance to fluoroquinolones, and XDR TB, with additional ...
Yousra Kherabi, Mathilde Fréchet-Jachym, Christophe Rioux, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Frédéric Méchaï, Valérie Pourcher, Jérôme Robert, Lorenzo Guglielmetti   +7 more
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Sequence Analysis, Antibiogram Profile, Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Genes of XDR and MDR Gallibacterium anatis Isolated from Layer Chickens in Egypt

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Abelazeem M Algammal,1 Marwa E Abo Hashem,1 Khyreyah J Alfifi,2 Amenah S Al-otaibi,2 Marfat Alatawy,2 Reham M ElTarabili,1 Wafaa A Abd El-Ghany,3 Helal F Hetta,4 Ahmed M Hamouda,5 Amira A Elewa,5 Marwa M Azab6 1Department of Bacteriology, Immunology, and
Algammal AM, Abo Hashem ME, Alfifi KJ, Al-otaibi AS, Alatawy M, ElTarabili RM, Abd El-Ghany WA, Hetta HF, Hamouda AM, Elewa AA, Azab MM   +10 more
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