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Mycobacterium28
20222
  • In 2022, the United States reported 8,300 cases of tuberculosis (TB), a slight increase from the 7,874 cases reported in 2021. (nurseslabs.com)
  • Global Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Market is anticipated to reach a value of over USD xx billion by 2028 and register a CAGR of xx% for the forecast period 2022-2028. (sharingfield.com)
Active tuberculosis5
  • There's a large unmet need for accurate, fast, and inexpensive diagnostics for active tuberculosis (ATB), which claims the lives over a million people per year. (harvard.edu)
  • The radiograph shows a classic posterior segment right upper lobe density consistent with active tuberculosis. (medscape.com)
  • When there are symptoms or signs of illness, this is called active tuberculosis. (evidence4health.org)
  • An estimated one‐third of the world's population are infected with tuberculosis, and around 1.4 million people died from active tuberculosis in 2015. (evidence4health.org)
  • Consecutive adult patients aged 18 and above with chronic respiratory symptoms (lasting more than 8 weeks) and no evidence of active tuberculosis were recruited. (who.int)
20212
  • On May 5, 2021, CDC's Tuberculosis Trials Consortium and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) published results from a randomized controlled trial indicating that a 4-month regimen containing rifapentine (RPT), moxifloxacin (MOX), isoniazid (INH), and pyrazinamide (PZA) was as effective as the standard 6-month regimen for tuberculosis (TB) treatment ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Wulandari, L & Wijaya, SY 2021, ' Systemic sclerosis and pulmonary tuberculosis associated with interstitial lung disease: A case report ', Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology , vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 147-153. (unair.ac.id)
Multi-drug resista4
  • Prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Karachi, Pakistan: identification of at risk groups. (innspub.net)
  • Recent international guidelines recommend trying to include linezolid in the treatment of all patients with multi‐drug resistant tuberculosis, but there is concern about whether enough good evidence exists to tell us how well it works, what dose is best, and how safe it is for people who take it. (evidence4health.org)
  • The burden of Drug Resistant-Tuberculosis to at least one of the five first-line anti-TB drugs tested was five (6.5%) cases and one (1.3%) was found to be a Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis case. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, it has been reported that an estimated 33,000 children developed Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) each year across the world [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Journal of Tuberculosis3
Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis7
  • FutureWise Research has released a research report that analyses Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Market trends in order to forecast market growth. (sharingfield.com)
  • This Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis research report includes in-depth information on the market's general overview, market segmentation, present and projected prices, growth analysis, competitive environment, and other vital insights throughout the course of the forecast year. (sharingfield.com)
  • The Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis report examines market segmentation forecasts by disease type, by therapy type, by distribution channel, and by region. (sharingfield.com)
  • FutureWise offers data on the Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis market's growth prospects in addition to SWOT analysis, notable market trends, and key informational tidbits influencing market growth during the forecast period. (sharingfield.com)
  • The Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Market's regional overview is divided into North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and the Rest of the World. (sharingfield.com)
  • The Competitive Landscape of the Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis study will give a thorough analysis of the industry, as well as the production graph, practical models, and revenue generated by each significant competitors mentioned. (sharingfield.com)
  • To provide a report that contains a detailed analysis of the Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Market by disease type, by therapy type, by distribution channel, and by region. (sharingfield.com)
Smear2
  • Methods Operational research with a retrospective analytical cohort design was conducted in 2014 using routinely collected data about new smear-positive pulmonary TB patients from eight cities in Colombia (Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cúcuta, Medellín, Pereira, and Villavicencio). (itg.be)
  • 2016. Prevalence of sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis at Dargai, District Malakand, Pakistan: A four year retrospective study. (innspub.net)
Disease24
  • Treated pulmonary tuberculosis is a cause of significant chronic obstructive airways disease. (nih.gov)
  • Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed a hazard ratio of 4.37 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.56-5.36) for the tuberculosis cohort after adjustment for the sociodemographic variables or 3.32 (95% CI: 2.70-4.09) after further adjustment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), smoking-related cancers (other than lung cancer), etc. (nih.gov)
  • The pulmonary microbiota studies in human beings showed that type and diversity of microbes are affected by disease conditions, antibiotic therapy, environmental factors, and socio-demographic factors. (springer.com)
  • Also patients with a history of contact with a TB patient, those who suspected TB and those with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were more likely to delay. (who.int)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease that is prevalent throughout the world. (psychiatrist.com)
  • [ 5 ] Magnetic resonance imaging may be used to evaluate complications of thoracic disease, such as the extent of thoracic wall involvement with empyema, but is of limited value in the evaluation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. (medscape.com)
  • Typically, ultrasonography is not useful in imaging pulmonary disease. (medscape.com)
  • Background Despite all the interventions deployed to control tuberculosis (TB), the disease still continues to be the principal cause of death from a single infectious agent in resource constrained settings. (sun.ac.za)
  • International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. (who.int)
  • 2 Persons with pulmonary listed as the only site of disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) (see the image below), a multisystemic disease with myriad presentations and manifestations, is the most common cause of infectious disease-related mortality worldwide. (medscape.com)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. (encyclopedia.com)
  • One of the major causes of mortality and morbidity globally is Tuberculosis (TB) an infectious disease. (ijmrhs.com)
  • The bidirectional association between Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is currently one of the major concerns for clinicians, as DM affects the disease presentation and clinical outcome of TB and vice versa [ 2 ]. (ijmrhs.com)
  • Every year, about 70,000 cases of tuberculosis are diagnosed, and 4,600 people die from this disease in Brazil. (hickeysolution.com)
  • Tuberculosis has been the leading cause of death for many years and the people who suffered the most from the disease were the poorest. (hickeysolution.com)
  • Although the disease is passed from person to person, there are some factors that facilitate the contamination of tuberculosis. (hickeysolution.com)
  • Although the disease is only transmitted by inhaling the microorganism of the Koch bacillus, there are some conditions that facilitate the conditions for the emergence of tuberculosis. (hickeysolution.com)
  • Smoking is also a risk factor for the disease, it is believed that 20% of tuberculosis cases are related to cigarette consumption. (hickeysolution.com)
  • Recently, tuberculosis has been recognized as a silent epidemic disease in children [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program (NTLD-P) is a government Division under the Department of National Strategic Public Health Programs, Directorate of Preventive and Promotive Health in the Ministry of Health. (co.ke)
  • Tuberculosis is spread mainly when people breathe air contaminated by a person who has active disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Early diagnosis and treatment plus isolation of people with active disease until they have responded to treatment help prevent tuberculosis from spreading. (msdmanuals.com)
  • There were an estimated 9.9 million new cases of symptomatic tuberculosis and an estimated 1.5 million deaths from the disease. (msdmanuals.com)
Clinical8
  • A recent clinical trial identified a daily 4-month regimen that is as effective as the standard daily 6-month regimen in curing drug-susceptible tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • A clinical study was carried out on newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis cases seen at Iwo Tuberculosis Control Clinic in Nigeria between January 1996 and December 1997. (ajol.info)
  • If patients with primary tuberculosis undergo imaging, a conventional chest radiograph may be sufficient for diagnosis in the appropriate clinical setting. (medscape.com)
  • Hence, the aim of this project was to profile a broad array of host markers for development of optimal signatures for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis from other respiratory disorders using ex vivo sputum samples Methods We recruited patients who were seeking medical attention at the MRCG at LSHTM outpatients department and Tuberculosis clinic with symptoms suggestive of TB, prior to clinical or microbiological diagnosis. (sun.ac.za)
  • Tokyo, Tuberculosis Surveillance Center, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, the Research Institute of Tuberculosis. (who.int)
  • Classic clinical features associated with active pulmonary TB include cough , weight loss or anorexia , fever, night sweats, hemoptysis, chest pain , and fatigue . (nurseslabs.com)
  • As there are no studies available in our settings, clinical and radiological profile of tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus is in high need for proper evaluation and management of the patients, hence this study was taken up to know the clinical and radiological profile of pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus, understand various modes of presentation, etiological pattern, clinical-radiological correlation of the study population. (ijmrhs.com)
  • Mariam Baraka's son Mahir was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by Clinical officer Pharnice at Miritini CDF. (co.ke)
Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tu1
  • The samples were collected from sites involved in programmatic management of drug resistant tuberculosis (PMDT) within seven different districts (Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sialkot, and Bahawalpur) from period of May 2018 to March 2019. (biomedcentral.com)
Patients diagnosed with pulmonary2
  • A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care hospital in urban Telangana, India. (ijmrhs.com)
  • This is a cross-sectional study conducted on patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus attending the department of pulmonary medicine in ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad during the period from May 2019 to November 2019. (ijmrhs.com)
Symptoms3
  • Objective To measure time between onset of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms and start of treatment, and to identify factors associated with delay in eight Colombian cities. (itg.be)
  • 85% of clients diagnosed with TB present with pulmonary symptoms. (nurseslabs.com)
  • Cough is the most common symptom, but people may also have a fever and night sweats, lose weight, feel generally unwell, and, if tuberculosis affects other organs, have various other symptoms. (msdmanuals.com)
Multidrug resistant tu2
  • Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is also on the rise, especially in large cities, in those previously treated with antitubercular drugs, or in those who failed to follow or complete a drug regimen. (nurseslabs.com)
  • Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are potential drugs that inhibit DNA synthesis and are used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and short-term anti-TB regimens. (biomedcentral.com)
Diseases8
  • Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases : papers presented at the plenary sessions of the XXVIth World Conference of the International Union against Tuberculosis, Singapore 4-7 November 1986 / organised by Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association. (who.int)
  • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1966;23:73-77. (e-trd.org)
  • Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis 65, 461-464. (innspub.net)
  • I have completed DNB (Pulmonary Medicine) in 2017 from National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi. (astigmaproductions.com)
  • New Delhi: A sprawling campus with a tranquil environment, Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis is perhaps the most desired stop for patients suffering from tuberculosis and respiratory diseases in North Delhi. (astigmaproductions.com)
  • Doctors and Nurses of Hindu Rao, Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Hospital, Girdhari Lal Maternity Hospital and Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis have been protesting over non-payment of dues. (astigmaproductions.com)
  • Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine & Tuberculosos(formerly RBTB Hospital) is the biggest institute providing medical care in tuberculosis and pulmonary diseases in Asia. (astigmaproductions.com)
  • The diseases they cause are different from tuberculosis. (msdmanuals.com)
Cavitary2
  • In tuberculous endemic area like Nigeria, upper left lung infiltrates with or without a cavitary lesion strongly suggest pulmonary tuberculosis. (ajol.info)
  • Angiographic techniques, such as bronchial arteriography and embolization in patients with hemoptysis, may be used to treat the complications of cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis. (medscape.com)
Department of Pulmonary Medicine2
Newly diagnosed3
  • In a cohort of 716,872 insured subjects, free from cancers, aged 20 years and older, 4480 patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis were identified from the universal insurance claims in 1998-2000 and tracked until 2007 with the remaining insured without tuberculosis. (nih.gov)
  • Five hundred newly diagnosed cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were treated with directly observed short-course treatment and 100 of them had chest radiographic examination done. (ajol.info)
  • Patients with newly diagnosed, pulmonary tuberculosis had a tuberculin-specific defect in IL-2 production. (rupress.org)
Prevalence5
  • 6-8 Tuberculosis and depressive disorder share many risk factors (eg, poverty and homelessness) 6 that could partially explain the high prevalence of comorbid depressive disorder in TB patients. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of Candida, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas and Enterobacteriaceae in the oral cavity of fifty patients undergoing antibiotic therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis and systemically healthy controls. (unesp.br)
  • The current study provides an estimate of the prevalence of the bacteriologically positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) population in the northern area of KPK, Pakistan. (innspub.net)
  • Prevalence of Tuberculosis: Current Status in Manglawar District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (innspub.net)
  • Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst the tribal population of Madhya Pradesh, central India. (innspub.net)
Mycobacteria3
  • Among six samples with positive results in culture, one was identified by PCR-RFLP as belonging to the M. tuberculosis complex and one was identified as a non-tuberculosis mycobacteria. (scielo.br)
  • The specificity does not indicate the growth of M. tuberculosis from all MTD-positive specimens: trials included MTD-positive, culture-negative specimens from patients with other positive cultures, and there are other reports of test readings 'in the low range of positivity' with nontuberculous mycobacteria (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Infections Caused by Bacteria Related to Tuberculosis (TB) Many species of mycobacteria exist. (msdmanuals.com)
Epidemiology2
Abstract3
  • ABSTRACT Analyses of patient delays in seeking treatment for tuberculosis (TB) provide useful evidence for national TB control programmes. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT cases of nocardiosis were diagnosed post-mortem in Ugandan men who died of AIDS , erroneously diagnosed and treated for sputum -negative pulmonary tuberculosis . (bvsalud.org)
  • abstract = "The immunoprofile of 60 adult patients of pulmonary tuberculosis was studied and compared with 22 normal controls. (elsevierpure.com)
Risk of developing t1
  • Diabetic patients are at higher risk of developing tuberculosis and the bi-directional association is a major concern for clinicians. (ijmrhs.com)
Infections1
  • A third of the world's population is said to have contracted M tuberculosis , with estimates of 10 million new infections globally each year. (medscape.com)
India3
  • New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred to November 6 a hearing on a plea seeking directions to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to release the salaries, along with the allowances and benefits, to the nursing staff at Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, payable since June 2020. (astigmaproductions.com)
  • 5 Rajan Babu Institute for Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, New Delhi, India. (astigmaproductions.com)
  • 3)Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis Hospital, GTB Nagar, Delhi 110009, India. (astigmaproductions.com)
Incidence2
  • The incidence of lung cancers was approximately 11-fold higher in the cohort of patients with tuberculosis than nontuberculosis subjects (26.3 versus 2.41 per 10,000 person-years). (nih.gov)
  • Kik S, Mensen M, Beltman M, Verver S. Risk of travelling to the country of origin for tuberculosis among immigrants living in a low-incidence country. (who.int)
Radiographic5
  • Cavitation 1(10%) was significantly less common in the HIV sero-positive group than in the HIV sero-negative group 9(90%), Upper lobe infiltrates and cavitations are the most frequent radiographic presentations in both the HIV-infected and non-HIV infected pulmonary tuberculosis cases. (ajol.info)
  • 0.01) radiographic manifestations than HIV -negative pulmonary tuberculosis cases except that there were less cavitating lesions compared to HIV-seronegative pulmonary tuberculosis subjects. (ajol.info)
  • Florid radiographic lung lesions in a pulmonary tuberculosis case should suggest a concomitant HIV-seropositivity. (ajol.info)
  • As many as 15% of patients with primary tuberculosis have normal chest radiographic findings. (medscape.com)
  • Chest radiographic results are not specific for tuberculosis, and other entities must remain in the differential diagnosis. (medscape.com)
Prevalent3
  • was significantly higher in tuberculosis patients, and C. albicans was the most prevalent specie. (unesp.br)
  • 2012. Pulmonary tuberculosis: still prevalent in human in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (innspub.net)
  • The highest number of cases of tuberculosis with diabetes is prevalent in the 5th decade of their life. (ijmrhs.com)
Contagious1
Diagnosis of tuberculosis1
  • Traditional methods for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) may require weeks, and delay can impede treatment and control efforts. (cdc.gov)
Mortality2
  • BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the main health problems because of its morbidity and mortality, especially in develoving countryies such as Indonesia Household Health Survey at 1995, TB was in the third rank of mortality causes. (unair.ac.id)
  • Proportionate mortality from pulmonary tuberculosis associated with occupations -- 28 states, 1979-1990. (cdc.gov)
Chest1
  • In patients with progressive primary or postprimary tuberculosis , computed tomography scanning is often performed, in addition to chest radiography. (medscape.com)
20171
Confirmed on sputum1
  • This woman was admitted to isolation and started empirically on a 4-drug regimen in the ED. Tuberculosis was confirmed on sputum testing. (medscape.com)
Primary tuberculosis4
Bacteria3
  • Bacteria that cause tuberculosis can develop resistance to the drugs most commonly used to treat tuberculosis, also called first‐line antibiotics. (evidence4health.org)
  • This is an increasing problem that makes treatment more difficult, because second‐line tuberculosis treatment drugs are less powerful against the bacteria, and more likely to cause harmful effects. (evidence4health.org)
  • Linezolid is a second‐line drug that laboratory studies have found to be good at killing bacteria that cause tuberculosis, but that can also cause frequent, serious harmful effects. (evidence4health.org)
Treatment12
  • The outlook is excellent if pulmonary TB is diagnosed early and effective treatment is started quickly. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This report provides a recommendation for using a 4-month regimen consisting of 8 weeks of daily treatment with rifapentine (RPT), isoniazid (INH), pyrazinamide, and moxifloxacin (MOX), followed by 9-weeks of daily treatment with RPT, INH, and MOX in patients with drug-susceptible tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • The 4-month RPT-MOX regimen is a treatment option for patients aged ≥12 years with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • On the basis of these findings, CDC recommends the 4-month regimen as a treatment option for U.S. patients aged ≥12 years with drug-susceptible pulmonary TB and provides implementation considerations for this treatment regimen. (cdc.gov)
  • This interim guidance updates 2016 guidelines by recommending and providing implementation considerations for a novel 4-month daily treatment regimen, based on high-dose daily RPT with MOX, INH, and PZA ( 1 ) as a treatment option for U.S. patients aged ≥12 years with drug-susceptible pulmonary TB. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusion We have discovered novel sputum host biomarkers and biosignatures for screening of tuberculosis and treatment response. (sun.ac.za)
  • The net effect of this pattern of treatment was to separate the study of tuberculosis from mainstream medicine. (encyclopedia.com)
  • One team of public health experts in North Carolina maintains that treatment for tuberculosis is the most pressing health care need of recent immigrants to the United States. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The nursing care plan goals and management for patients with tuberculosis include promoting adherence to the prescribed medication regimen to ensure effective treatment and prevent the spread of the infection, providing education on infection control measures and supporting the patient emotionally, and addressing any psychosocial needs. (nurseslabs.com)
  • Standard treatment for drug‐resistant tuberculosis requires patients to take multiple antibiotics for nearly two years. (evidence4health.org)
  • We analysed data from two trials, one of which randomly allocated 65 people with drug‐resistant tuberculosis to either a linezolid‐containing or linezolid‐free drug combination, and another that randomly allocated 39 participants to receive linezolid as part of their treatment from the start or have it added after a delay of two months. (evidence4health.org)
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis: what is the treatment? (hickeysolution.com)
Bacilli3
  • ICD-9 code 011.96 for Unspecified pulmonary tuberculosis tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods (inoculation of animals) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -TUBERCULOSIS (010-018). (aapc.com)
  • His sputum was negative for acid -fast bacilli, but he was diagnosed and treated for pulmonary tuberculosis . (bvsalud.org)
  • A higher number of acid-fast bacilli was observed on sputum microscopy in diabetic tuberculosis patients (3+ in 56%) while the majority of non-diabetic tuberculosis patients fall into the 1+ and 2+ categories. (ijmrhs.com)
World Health Organ1
  • A 2015 modeling study reported that a high burden of childhood DR-TB was observed in the European and Western Pacific World Health Organization (WHO) regions due to the presence of high proportions of Drug Resistant-Tuberculosis (DR-TB) among the general population in those regions [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Findings2
  • The findings suggest tuberculosis testing be conducted in HIV infected persons including the HIV infected drug users in Nepal. (nepjol.info)
  • Hilar lymphadenopathy is a hallmark radiologic finding of tuberculosis, with other common findings being perihilar and right-sided infiltration and pleural effusion. (medscape.com)
20201
  • New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday transferred to another bench a plea seeking a direction to release the salaries and allowances of the nursing staff at the Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, payable since June 2020. (astigmaproductions.com)
Cases8
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j. from 93 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • During the 10 year study period, the proportion (per 100,000) of pulmonary TB cases among the migrants was 198 (4608/2328582), (95% confidence interval: 192 - 204). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The adjusted mean monthly number of pulmonary TB cases was 384. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although other more effective anti-tuberculosis drugs were developed in the following decades, the number of cases of TB in the United States began to rise again in the mid-1980s. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In some cases, the vulnerability of immigrants to tuberculosis is increased by occupational exposure, as a recent outbreak of TB among Mexican poultry farm workers in Delaware indicates. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Nearly 80% of cases of tuberculosis are from urban areas and there is no significant difference in the association of diabetes with tuberculosis between urban and rural populations. (ijmrhs.com)
  • With the increase in the number of AIDS and HIV cases , tuberculosis has also become more vulnerable because of patients having low immunity. (hickeysolution.com)
  • Most of the bacteriologically confirmed childhood PTB and the identified drug Resistant-Tuberculosis cases were new cases. (biomedcentral.com)
20163
  • 2016 . Current tools available for the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis . (ajtmh.org)
  • Tuberculosis in England 2016 report. (who.int)
  • Tuberculosis in Japan - annual report 2016. (who.int)
Lung7
Regimen1
  • CDC recommends the 4-month RPT-MOX regimen for treating patients aged ≥12 years with body weight ≥40 kg with pulmonary TB caused by organisms that are not known or suspected to be drug-resistant and who have no contraindications to this regimen. (cdc.gov)
Infection caused1
Migrant1
  • Klinkenberg E, Manissero D, Semenza C, Verver S. Migrant tuberculosis screening in the EU/EEA: yield, coverage and limitations. (who.int)
Bacteriologically2
  • Data on the burden of bacteriologically confirmed childhood Tuberculosis (PTB) and drug-resistant TB in Ethiopia is limited due to difficulties related to its diagnosis in this population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, this study aimed to assess bacteriologically confirmed childhood PTB Case Notification Rates (CNRs) and the burden of Drug Resistant-Tuberculosis among children in Ethiopia. (biomedcentral.com)
Subjects1
  • Seventy-one subjects who had previously been treated for tuberculosis up to 16 years before underwent pulmonary function assessment. (nih.gov)