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Clinical outcomes and molecular characterization of drug-resistant tuberculosis in pre- and extensively drug-resistant disease based on line probe assays

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) represents a significant impact in transmission, outcome, and health costs. The World Health Organization recommends implementation of rapid diagnostic methods for multidrug-resistance detection. This study was performed to evaluate the frequency of pre-...

Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from New and Previously Treated TB Patients in China, 2017-2019

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) that causes death worldwide. METHODS: MTB was subjected to phenotypic drug-susceptibility tests (DST), and drug-resistant genes were sequenced. RESULTS: Previously treated patients were more likely to hav...

Evaluation of drug susceptibility profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage 1 from Brazil based on whole genome sequencing and phenotypic methods

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND The evaluation of procedures for drug susceptibility prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis based on genomic data against the conventional reference method test based on culture is realistic considering the scenario of growing number of tools proposals based on whole-genome sequences (WGS)....

Genomic analysis of Latin American-Mediterranean family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains from Kazakhstan

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
The human-adapted strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) comprise seven phylogenetic lineages originally associated with their geographical distribution. Here, we report the genomes of three drug-resistant clinical isolates of the Latin American-Mediterranean (LAM) family collected in K...

Frequency of first and second-line drug resistance-associated mutations among resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from São Paulo, Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the number of new cases of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB), pre extensively drug-resistant TB (pre-XDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) has increased considerably worldwide. OBJEC...

Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA and genetic markers for Isoniazid resistance in Ziehl-Neelsen stained slides

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and identification of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to anti-TB drugs are considered the main factors for disease control. OBJECTIVES To standardise a real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay technique and apply it to identify mu...

Factors associated with tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in patients treated at a tertiary referral hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for the development of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in patients treated at a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on data obtained from patients treated at the Júlia Kubitschek Hospita...

Mutaciones que confieren resistencia a fármacos antituberculosis de primera línea en Perú: una revisión sistemática de la literatura

RESUMEN Objetivos. Sistematizar la información disponible referente a las mutaciones que confieren resistencia a los fármacos antituberculosis de primera línea. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica para identificar artículos que reportaron mut...

Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro evaluation of gamma radiationinduced PEGylated isoniazid

Background: The search for innovative anti-tubercular agents has received increasing attention in tuberculosis chemotherapy because Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection has steadily increased over the years. This underlines the necessity for new methods of preparation for polymer-drug adducts to treat th...

Abandono del tratamiento en tuberculosis multirresistente: factores asociados en una región con alta carga de la enfermedad en Perú

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. En la tuberculosis multirresistente, el abandono del tratamiento constituye un grave problema de salud pública que afecta la calidad de vida de los pacientes, sus familias y la comunidad. El enfrentarlo supone una carga para los sistemas sanitarios debido a que provoca fuentes de...