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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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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, Puci, Mariangela, Di Lorenzo, Biagio, Centis, Rosella, D'Ambrosio, Lia, Akkerman, Onno W, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem C, Caminero, José A, Chakaya, Jeremiah Muhwa, Denholm, Justin T, Kurhasani, Xhevat, Ong, Catherine W M, Rendon, Adrian, Silva, Denise Rossato, Tiberi, Simon, Zenner, Dominik, Cabibbe, Andrea M, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Sotgiu, Giovanni   +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, 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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High Rates of Aminoglycoside Methyltransferases Associated with Metallo-Beta-Lactamases in Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Egypt

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Amira El-Far,1 Safia Samir,2 Eman El-Gebaly,3,4 Maysa Omar,1 Heba Dahroug,1 Ahmed El-Shenawy,1 Noha Salah Soliman,5 Doaa Gamal1 1Microbiology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI), Cairo, Egypt; 2Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ...
El-Far A, Samir S, El-Gebaly E, Omar M, Dahroug H, El-Shenawy A, Soliman NS, Gamal D   +7 more
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Carbapenemase Producers Among Extensive Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens Recovered from Febrile Neutrophilic Patients in Egypt

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020
Samar S Mabrouk,1 Ghada R Abdellatif,1 Mona R El-Ansary,2 Khaled M Aboshanab,3 Yasser M Ragab4 1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University (ACU), 6th of October, Giza, Egypt; 2Department of Biochemistry, Modern University ...
Mabrouk S, Abdellatif G, El-Ansary M, Aboshanab K, Ragab Y   +4 more
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Frequency of MDR and XDR Strains and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates in Sari Hospitals, Iran

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background and purpose: The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is increasing worldwide, causing significant clinical problems. This study aimed to determine the antibiotic resistance pattern of clinical A.
Maryam Asadi Jouybari, Hamid Reza Goli
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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, Andrei Mariandyshev, Boris Kazennyy, Edita Davidavičienė, Nacer Lounis, Sofia Keim   +5 more
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Spatial heterogeneity of extensively drug resistant-tuberculosis in Western Cape Province, South Africa

Scientific Reports, 2022
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading infectious disease killer globally. Treatment outcomes are especially poor among people with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB, until recently defined as rifampicin-resistant (RR) TB with resistance to an ...
Karla Therese L. Sy, Sarah V. Leavitt, Margaretha de Vos, Tania Dolby, Jacob Bor, C. Robert Horsburgh, Robin M. Warren, Elizabeth M. Streicher, Helen E. Jenkins, Karen R. Jacobson   +9 more
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Antimicrobial Sensitivity Profile and Resistance Gene Research in Escherichia coli Isolated From Water and Fish From Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This paper highlights a concerning scenario of environmental contamination by multidrug‐resistant bacteria, underscoring the need for integrated surveillance and control strategies to address antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environments within the context of One Health.
Francisco Lucas de Amorim Nascimento, Luan Amaral Alexandre, Cynthia Farias Manassi, Alice Cristina da Silva, Luísa Aimée Schmitt Lobe, Gustavo Rocha, Mateus Rocha Ribas, Victor Wolleck, Gabriele Caroline Gottschalk de Abreu, Alessandra Valéria Vortmann, Sheila Mello da Silveira, Rodrigo Barcellos Hoff, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Silvani Verruck   +13 more
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