The advent of multidrug resistance among pathogenic bacteria is imperiling the worth of
antibiotics, which have previously transformed medical sciences. The crisis of antimicrobial …

Antibiotics have always been considered one of the wonder discoveries of the 20th century.
This is true, but the real wonder is the rise of antibiotic resistance in hospitals, communities …

Although progress has been made to reduce global incidence of drug-susceptible
tuberculosis, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant …

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis are generally
thought to have high mortality rates. However, many cases can be treated with the right …

Linezolid is used off-label to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in absence of
systematic evidence. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on efficacy …

Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are associated with
worse treatment outcomes for patients, including higher mortality, than for drug-sensitive …

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is a burgeoning global health crisis mainly affecting
economically active young adults, and has high mortality irrespective of HIV status. In some …

Existing drugs have limited efficacy against the rising threat of drug-resistant TB, have
significant side effects, and must be given in combinations of four to six drugs for at least 6 …

The broadest pattern of tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance for which a consensus definition
exists is extensively drug-resistant (XDR)-TB. It is not known if additional drug resistance …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) in penitentiary services (prisons) is a major challenge to TB
control. This review article describes the challenges that prison systems encounter in TB …