Resultados: 3

Reduction of blood C-reactive protein concentration complements the resolution of sputum bacillary load in patients on anti-tuberculosis therapy

Front. immunol; 13 (), 2022
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a difficult-to-treat disease requiring the combination of four antibiotics for a minimum of 6 months. Rapid and quantitative biomarkers to monitor treatment response are urgently needed for individual patient management and clinical trials. C-reactive protein (CRP) is oft...

Barriers to access and adherence to tuberculosis services, as perceived by patients: A qualitative study in Mozambique

PLOS ONE; 14 (7), 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. While diagnostic methods and total notifications are improving, significant gaps remain between total numbers of TB cases annually, and the number that are notified. The purpose of this study was to el...

Perfil de sensibilidade dos isolados de Mycobacterium tuberculosis de pacientes com tuberculose e coinfectados TB/HIV na cidade da Beira, Sofala, Moçambique

A tuberculose (TB) é uma doença infecciosa que ameaça a humanidade há séculos. Recentemente grandes avanços foram conseguidos no combate à tuberculose, entretanto a resistência bacilar e a coinfecção pelo Vírus de Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) persistem como os principais desafios dos program...