BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the number of new cases of multidrug resistant TB (MDR …

Background Multidrug resistance is a critical factor in tuberculosis control. To gain better
understanding of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Brazil, a retrospective study was …

The emergence and spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a serious
threat to global health. Therefore, its rapid diagnosis is crucial. The present study aimed to …

Drug resistance is one of the major concerns regarding tuberculosis (TB) infection
worldwide because it hampers control of the disease. Understanding the underlying …

Despite the efforts made worldwide to reduce the number of cases of drug-susceptible
tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) constitutes an important public …

A major threat to tuberculosis (TB) control programs is the emergence of drug resistant
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that cause TB that cannot be cured by standard anti-TB …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious worldwide public health problem, and drug resistance,
particularly multidrug resistance (MDR), is a critical factor involved in TB control. We …

Drug resistance is a global threat and one of the main contributing factors to tuberculosis
(TB) outbreaks. The goal of this study was to analyse the molecular profile of multidrug …

BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is the main indicator of previous
treatment in tuberculosis (TB) patients. MDR-TB among treatment-naïve patients indicates …

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide.
Among the estimated cases of drug-resistant TB, approximately 60% occur in the BRICS …