Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

K Dheda, F Mirzayev, DM Cirillo, Z Udwadia… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the foremost cause of death by an infectious disease globally.
Multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB; resistance to rifampicin and …

Defining outcomes of tuberculosis (treatment): from the past to the future

G Günther, J Heyckendorf, JP Zellweger, M Reimann… - Respiration, 2021 - karger.com
Untreated active tuberculosis (TB) has a very high long-term mortality. Treatment of TB
reduces mortality dramatically and should maximize cure, preventing ongoing transmission …

[PDF][PDF] War in Ukraine: an immense threat to the fight against tuberculosis

V Dahl, GB Migliori, C Lange, C Wejse - European Respiratory Journal, 2022 - qdcxjkg.com
As reported by the Global Tuberculosis Network in the European Respiratory Journal,
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has distressingly resulted in a plateauing of the …

National survey on the impact of the war in Ukraine on TB diagnostics and treatment services in 2022

D Butov, Y Feshchenko, D Chesov… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ibn.idsi.md
Dear Editor, Ukraine has one of the highest TB incidences in the WHO European Region, 1
and one of the highest rates of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) worldwide. According to the …

Design of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimens based on DNA sequencing

HP Grobbel, M Merker, N Köhler… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Comprehensive and reliable drug susceptibility testing (DST) is urgently
needed to provide adequate treatment regimens for patients with multidrug …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of bedaquiline on treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden country

D Chesov, J Heyckendorf, S Alexandru… - European …, 2021 - publications.ersnet.org
Background Evaluation of novel anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs for the treatment of multidrug-
resistant (MDR)-TB continues to be of high interest on the TB research agenda. We …

Antimicrobial effects of nanostructured rare-earth-based orthovanadates

S Gonca, S Yefimova, N Dizge, A Tkachenko… - Current …, 2022 - Springer
The search for novel antimicrobial agents is of huge importance. Nanomaterials can come to
the rescue in this case. The aim of this study was to assess the cytotoxicity and antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment outcomes and risk factors for an unsuccessful outcome among patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ukraine

OS Pedersen, T Butova, V Kapustnyk… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe demographics, clinical features, and treatment outcomes of patients
with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Ukraine, and to evaluate risk factors for an …

[HTML][HTML] Chest X-ray as an alternative method of making a preliminary diagnosis in patients with susceptible or drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

T Butova, O Borysova, N Sapelnik… - The International Journal …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Making a preliminary diagnosis using X-ray methods for the study of resistant
and resistant tuberculosis (TB) will help to make a preliminary diagnosis and determine …

Applying a Combined Model to Evaluate the Risk of Poor Treatment Outcomes in Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Y Yang, J Chen, L Liu, L Li, R Yang, K Lu… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Treating and managing rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) patients in
Yunnan, China, are major challenges. This study aims to evaluate the risk of poor treatment …