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Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of antibiotic resistance dissemination. The cycle reinforces how anthropogenic inputs, such as sewage, animal dung, hospital effluent, and agricultural runoff bring resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues into soil and water.
Punam Chowdhury +3 more
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MetF is essential for both in vitro and in vivo growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, whereas MetE, previously considered essential in vitro, is dispensable in vivo. Given the importance of methionine and folate metabolism as drug targets, MetF represents a promising candidate, highlighting the need for in vivo validation.
Ikue Tosa +15 more
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Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Nepalese patients at a tuberculosis referral center.
BackgroundMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), characterized by isoniazid and rifampicin resistance, is caused by chromosomal mutations that restrict treatment options and complicate tuberculosis management.
Arun Bahadur Chand +7 more
doaj +1 more source
The detection of pre-extensively (pre-XDR) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is challenging. Drug-susceptibility tests for some anti-TB drugs, especially ethambutol (ETH) and ethionamide (ETO), are problematic due to overlapping ...
Pratchakan Chaiyachat +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Mycobacterium tuberculosis–host interactions and infection outcomes. Following initial infection, alveolar macrophages phagocytose the pathogen, prompting the recruitment of innate immune cells including neutrophils, NK cells, and interstitial macrophages.
Xiaojuan Zhang +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Pattern for pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB cases.
This line chart shows the pattern of pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB across the provinces of Nepal, highlighting the provinces with the highest and lowest prevalence rates of pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB.
Shiba Kumar Rai (16764697) +7 more
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MDR-TB and XDR-TB: drug resistance and treatment outcomes
We read with interest the study by HWANG et al., which continues the discussion on factors associated with poor outcomes in the treatment ofmultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
Migliori GB +14 more
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The timing of death in patients with tuberculosis who die during anti-tuberculosis treatment in Andhra Pradesh, South India [PDF]
Background: India has 2.0 million estimated tuberculosis (TB) cases per annum with an estimated 280,000 TBrelated deaths per year. Understanding when in the course of TB treatment patients die is important for determining the type of intervention to be ...
Tetali, S +42 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tuberculosis (TB) infection remains one of the major global public health challenges, disproportionately affecting vulnerable and marginalized populations. This study aims to compare prevention, screening, and treatment policies for TB in selected countries to identify effective strategies and policy gaps that may inform ...
Mohammad Veysi Sheikhrobat +4 more
wiley +1 more source
BACKGROUND: Treatment options for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are limited. Linezolid has been successfully used to treat DR-TB in adults, but there are few case reports of its use in children for TB.
Rose, PC +4 more
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