Global prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Salari, AH Kanjoori, A Hosseinian-Far… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease, which affects different parts of a
human body, mainly lungs and can lead to the patient's death. The aim of this study is to …

Drug-resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: where we stand

A Mabhula, V Singh - Medchemcomm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb), has burdened vulnerable populations in modern day societies for …

Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sudan: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Hajissa, M Marzan, MI Idriss, MA Islam - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is still one of the most critical issues impeding
worldwide TB control efforts. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to …

Tuberculosis disease burden and attributable risk factors in Nigeria, 1990–2016

FA Ogbo, P Ogeleka, A Okoro, BO Olusanya… - Tropical medicine and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, Nigeria is one of the
countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. Improving the burden of TB …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Ethiopia: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

MA Reta, BA Tamene, BB Abate, E Mensah… - Tropical medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health issue, despite
advances in diagnostic technologies, substantial global efforts, and the availability of …

Nonadherence to tuberculosis treatment and associated factors among patients using directly observed treatment short-course in north-west Nigeria: A cross-sectional …

CN Iweama, OS Agbaje, PCI Umoke… - SAGE open …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a public health problem in Nigeria. One of the most effective
ways of controlling tuberculosis is the directly observed treatment short-course. However …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of rifampicin resistance by automated Genexpert rifampicin assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Yenagoa, Nigeria

PO Ikuabe, ID Ebuenyi - The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A descriptive survey of all consecutive sputum specimens of adults greater than 15
years of age that presented to the Tuberculosis Referral Hospital Laboratory were subjected …

Burden of tuberculosis and challenges facing its eradication in West Africa

YA Adebisi, I Agumage, T Sylvanus… - … Journal of Infection, 2019 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Context: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health challenge, especially in resource-limited
settings. The burden of the disease is particularly larger in developing countries due to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and patterns of drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in India—A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Lohiya, RS Abdulkader, RS Rath, O Jacob… - Journal of Global …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a major global public health threat. India, as
it shares a large fraction of the world's TB burden, is currently at a critical phase due to the …

Survival analysis of patients with tuberculosis and risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Monrovia, Liberia

BB Carter, Y Zhang, H Zou, C Zhang, X Zhang… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We reviewed the records of 337 confirmed cases of tuberculosis patients in Monrovia, the
capital of Liberia, 2015. The risk factors affecting the survival and multidrug-resistance of …