Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in resource-poor countries: challenges and opportunities
LM Parsons, Á Somoskövi, C Gutierrez… - Clinical microbiology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
With an estimated 9.4 million new cases globally, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major
public health concern. Eighty percent of all cases worldwide occur in 22 high-burden, mainly …
public health concern. Eighty percent of all cases worldwide occur in 22 high-burden, mainly …
Epidemiology of antituberculosis drug resistance 2002–07: an updated analysis of the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance
A Wright, M Zignol, A Van Deun, D Falzon, SR Gerdes… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance has been
gathering data since 1994. This study provides the latest data on the extent of drug …
gathering data since 1994. This study provides the latest data on the extent of drug …
Global surveillance for antituberculosis-drug resistance, 1994–1997
A Pablos-Méndez, MC Raviglione… - … England Journal of …, 1998 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis threatens efforts to control the disease. This report
describes the prevalence of resistance to four first-line drugs in 35 countries participating in …
describes the prevalence of resistance to four first-line drugs in 35 countries participating in …
Global trends in resistance to antituberculosis drugs
MA Espinal, A Laszlo, L Simonsen… - … England Journal of …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Data on global trends in resistance to antituberculosis drugs are lacking.
Methods We expanded the survey conducted by the World Health Organization and the …
Methods We expanded the survey conducted by the World Health Organization and the …
Standard short-course chemotherapy for drug-resistant tuberculosis: treatment outcomes in 6 countries
MA Espinal, SJ Kim, PG Suarez, KM Kam… - Jama, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
ContextNo large-scale study has investigated the impact of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(TB) on the outcome of standard short-course chemotherapy under routine countrywide TB …
(TB) on the outcome of standard short-course chemotherapy under routine countrywide TB …
[PDF][PDF] Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world
World Health Organization - 2000 - apps.who.int
2 METHODS Methods used in the Global Project have been extensively described. For this
report, therefore, the methods are only summarized, while changes and new developments …
report, therefore, the methods are only summarized, while changes and new developments …
Xpert Ultra versus Xpert MTB/RIF for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis
JS Zifodya, JS Kreniske, I Schiller… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) are World Health
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and …
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and …
Twenty years of global surveillance of antituberculosis-drug resistance
Twenty Years of Global Surveillance of Antituberculosis-Drug Resistance | New England Journal
of Medicine Skip to main content The New England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced …
of Medicine Skip to main content The New England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced …
[BOOK][B] Toman's Tuberculosis: case detection, treatment, and monitoring: questions and answers
K Toman - 2004 - books.google.com
The second edition of this practical authoritative reference book provides a rational basis for
the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. Written by a number of experts in the field it …
the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. Written by a number of experts in the field it …
Evaluation of the INNO-LiPA Rif. TB assay, a reverse hybridization assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and its resistance to …
R Rossau, H Traore, H De Beenhouwer… - Antimicrobial agents …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to rifampin results from nucleotide changes in the
gene encoding the beta-subunit of the RNA polymerase (rpoB). We developed a reverse …
gene encoding the beta-subunit of the RNA polymerase (rpoB). We developed a reverse …