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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 +4 more
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XDR tuberculosis: A looming threat
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2009 Sir, Grover, et al. have reviewed the recent advances in drug resistant tuberculosis.(1) In this regard, it is important not to forget the recent threat of extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis that is resistant to isoniazid, rifampin, a fluoroquinolone, and any injectable drug (aminoglycosides or polypetides).(2) The cases of XDR have been ...
Sharma Vishal, Aggarwal Sourabh
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. [PDF]
, 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 ...
Zager, Ellen M +3 more
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Rapid Diagnosis of XDR and Pre-XDR TB
Archivos de bronconeumologia, 2022 INTRODUCTION: No previous systematic reviews have comprehensively investigated the features of Xpert MTB/XDR and other rapid tests to diagnose pre-XDR/XDR-TB. The aim of this systematic review is to assess existing rapid diagnostics for pre-XDR/XDR-TB from a point-of-care perspective and describe their technical characteristics (i.e., sensitivity ...
Saderi, Laura +18 more
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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 +7 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. +3 more
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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 +10 more
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Early access to bedaquiline for extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pre-XDR tuberculosis [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2019 This letter presents final safety and efficacy data from an early-access study of bedaquiline for treating (pre-)XDR-TBhttp://bit.ly ...
Irina Vasilyeva +5 more
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A Clinical Pharmacology Study of a Novel Drug Regimen for Pre XDR and XDR Tuberculosis
, 2023 The global emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an enormous public health threat and barrier to effective TB control. The rise in further drug resistance leading to pre-extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and XDR-TB is particularly ...
KEMPKER, RUSSELL RYAN
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Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in South Africa [PDF]
, 2011 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-168).There are few data for treatment-related outcomes in patients with XDR tuberculosis in settings with high HIV prevalence.
Shean, Karen Penelope
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