Browsing by Subject "XDR-TB."
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Clofazimine in the treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis with HIV coinfection in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study.
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Drug susceptibility testing of second and third line anti-tuberculosis drugs used in the management of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis.
(2013)Drug resistant tuberculosis is a major contributor to South Africa’s quadruple burden of disease. Management of this infection in a highly HIV endemic area is a constant challenge. There is a paucity of new anti-tuberculosis ... -
The impact of the introduction of direct first and second-line reflex testing in the management of drug-resistant Tuberculosis at Greytown Hospital, Umzinyathi District, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Background Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a serious public health issue both globally and nationally, with South Africa and Kwazulu-Natal, in particular, being among the regions with the highest burden of DR-TB. ... -
Managing multiple and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV.
(Informa Healthcare., 2007)Global increases in multi-drug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), are threatening both TB and HIV treatment programs worldwide. Together, they raise concerns of a global epidemic of untreatable TB. ... -
Pulmonary resection for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(Elsevier., 2012)Background—Extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has been reported in 58 countries around the world and has emerged as a major public health challenge. This is the first report to describe pulmonary resection ... -
Treatment outcomes for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV co-infection.
(U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases., 2013)High mortality rates have been reported for patients co-infected with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and HIV, but treatment outcomes have not been reported. We report treatment outcomes for adult XDR TB ...