The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

K Dheda, T Gumbo, G Maartens, KE Dooley… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

Treatment of tuberculosis

CR Horsburgh Jr, CE Barry III… - New England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Treatment of Tuberculosis | New England Journal of Medicine Skip to main content The New
England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced Search SEARCH SPECIALTIES Cardiology …

Official American thoracic society/centers for disease control and prevention/infectious diseases society of America clinical practice guidelines: treatment of drug …

P Nahid, SE Dorman, N Alipanah… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
Infectious Diseases Society of America jointly sponsored the development of this guideline …

Therapeutic drug monitoring in the treatment of tuberculosis: an update

A Alsultan, CA Peloquin - Drugs, 2014 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's second leading infectious killer. Cases of multidrug-resistant
(MDR-TB) and extremely drug-resistant (XDR-TB) have increased globally. Therapeutic …

A dose-ranging trial to optimize the dose of rifampin in the treatment of tuberculosis

MJ Boeree, AH Diacon, R Dawson… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Rifampin at a dose of 10 mg/kg was introduced in 1971 based on
pharmacokinetic, toxicity, and cost considerations. Available data in mice and humans …

Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statement

C Lange, I Abubakar, JWC Alffenaar, G Bothamley… - 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR)
tuberculosis (TB) substantially challenges TB control, especially in the European Region of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria: report from the EUCAST Subcommittee

MJ Ellington, O Ekelund, FM Aarestrup… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) offers the potential to predict antimicrobial susceptibility
from a single assay. The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing …

[HTML][HTML] Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug-resistance testing: challenges, recent developments and perspectives

T Schön, P Miotto, CU Köser, M Viveiros… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Drug-resistance testing, or antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), is mandatory for
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cases of failure on standard therapy. We reviewed the …

Global control of tuberculosis: from extensively drug-resistant to untreatable tuberculosis

K Dheda, T Gumbo, NR Gandhi, M Murray… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2014 - thelancet.com
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 …

Food for thought: addressing undernutrition to end tuberculosis

P Sinha, K Lönnroth, A Bhargava… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of deaths from an infectious disease worldwide. WHO's
End TB Strategy is falling short of several 2020 targets. Undernutrition is the leading …