Relapse, re-infection and mixed infections in tuberculosis disease

A McIvor, H Koornhof, BD Kana - Pathogens and disease, 2017 - search.proquest.com
Tuberculosis (TB) disease can be characterized by genotypic and phenotypic complexity in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli within a single patient. This microbiological …

Prospective memory in HIV infection: Is “remembering to remember” a unique predictor of self-reported medication management?

SP Woods, LM Moran, CL Carey… - Archives of Clinical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Tuberculosis (TB) disease can be characterized by genotypic and phenotypic complexity in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli within a single patient. This microbiological …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial drug resistant features of Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with treatment failure

F Mushtaq, SM Raza, A Ahmad, H Aslam, A Adeel… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Tuberculosis stands as a prominent cause of mortality in developing countries. The
treatment of tuberculosis involves a complex procedure requiring the administration of a …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of levofloxacin-and moxifloxacin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in southern China

HMA Hameed, Y Tan, MM Islam, L Guo… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Levofloxacin (LVX) and Moxifloxacin (MXF) are the cornerstones for treatment
of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). China is one of the highest MDR-and …

Mixed infections in tuberculosis: the missing part in a puzzle

S Tarashi, A Fateh, M Mirsaeidi, SD Siadat, F Vaziri - Tuberculosis, 2017 - Elsevier
The mixed strains infection phenomenon is a major problem posing serious challenges in
control of tuberculosis (TB). In patients with mixed infection, several different strains of …

[HTML][HTML] Methods for detecting mycobacterial mixed strain infections–a systematic review

AS Byrne, A Goudreau, N Bissonnette… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mixed strain infection (MSI) refers to the concurrent infection of a susceptible host with
multiple strains of a single pathogenic species. Known to occur in humans and animals …

Detection of Novel Gene Mutations Associated with Pyrazinamide Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates in Southern China

HMA Hameed, Y Tan, MM Islam, Z Lu… - Infection and Drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a cornerstone of modern tuberculosis regimens. This study
aimed to investigate the performance of genotypic testing of pncA+ upstream region, rpsA …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency and patterns of second-line resistance conferring mutations among MDR-TB isolates resistant to a second-line drug from eSwatini, Somalia and …

DP Kateete, R Kamulegeya, E Kigozi… - BMC pulmonary …, 2019 - Springer
Background Pulmonary tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
developing countries. Drug resistance, a huge problem in this contagious disease, is driven …

Diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional study from Pakistan

Z Tahir, AM Akhtar, T Yaqub, MH Mushtaq… - African health …, 2016 - ajol.info
Background: The co-occurrence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) is largely
associated with high frequency of morbidity. Objective: To determine the prevalence of DM …

[HTML][HTML] Association amid the comorbidity of Diabetes Mellitus in patients of Active Tuberculosis in Pakistan: A matched case control study

N Khalid, F Ahmad, FM Qureshi - Pakistan Journal of Medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: This study aims to test the association between diabetes and tuberculosis.
Methods: It is a matched case control study conducted in tertiary care hospitals in 2019 …