The global emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-
resistant (XDR) tuberculosis has led to the re-examination of surgery as a possible …

ABSTRACT Multidrug‐resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) denotes bacillary resistance to at
least isoniazid and rifampicin. Extensively drug‐resistant (XDR) TB is MDR‐TB with …

Background. Recently, serious concerns about extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-
TB), which shows resistance to second-line anti-TB drugs in addition to isoniazid and …

Rationale: The increasing worldwide incidence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
(XDR-TB) has emerged as a threat to public health and tuberculosis (TB) control. Treatment …

Abstract Background. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) is more difficult to treat
than is drug-susceptible TB. To elucidate the optimal therapy for MDR TB, we assessed the …

SETTING: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has emerged as a significant public
health threat in South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To describe treatment outcomes and determine …

Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health concern, mostly affecting resource-
constrained settings and marginalized populations. The fight against the disease is hindered …

Multidrug‐resistant tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) with bacillary resistance to at least isoniazid and
rifampicin in vitro is a worldwide phenomenon. Hot spots of the disease are found scattered …

OBJECTIVE Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects more than one-third of the world's
population and causes an estimated 2–3 million deaths annually. The medical treatment of …

OBJECTIVES Surgical interventional has been key in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) for a
long time. Its importance diminished after the emergence of chemotherapy. However, the …