People who smoke are at increased risk of unfavorable tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes compared with tho...
BACKGROUND
In tuberculosis (TB) care, adherence is often assessed using a simple 80% threshold, ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant threat to healthcare in India, which is experiencing increasing&n...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat, particularly in resource-limited and conflict-affect...
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The 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) recommend 6 months of bedaqu...
Hospitalisation and routine antibiotic treatment are recommended for children with complicated severe acute...
BACKGROUND
Médecins sans Frontières designed an all-in-one microbiology laboratory (the "Mini-Lab") to improve bacterial infections diagnosis in low-r...
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The optimal dosing strategy of linezolid for treating multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) remains unclear. We condu...
BACKGROUND
Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Risk factors for baseline bedaquiline (BDQ) resistance, amplification during treatment, and correlations with treatment outcomes are not fully understood. This cohort included Armenia...
BACKGROUND
Bedaquiline (BDQ) resistance presents a critical challenge in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), particularly multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. Th...
BACKGROUND
Antibiotics are indispensable to modern healthcare, yet their equitable access remains a pressing global challenge. Factors contributing to inequitie...
BACKGROUND
Only 63% of patients initiating multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) treatment in 2020 were treated successfully. 24-Wee...
BACKGROUND
While the relationship between conflict-associated injuries and antimicrobial resistance is increasingly being elucidated, data concerning civilian c...
BACKGROUND
For decades, poor treatment options and low-quality evidence plagued care for patients with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. The advent of new drugs ...
INTRODUCTION
Despite global surveillance efforts, antibiotic resistance (ABR) is difficult to address in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In the absenc...