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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Tuberculosis - Zambia"”.
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Molecular differentiation of multi-drug resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from three provinces in Zambia
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a disease caused by an acid-fast staining pathogenic bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is resistant to at least isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF), the two most potent TB drugs. Drug-resistant tuberculosis poses a significant problem for …
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Molecular differentiation of multi-drug resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from three provinces in Zambia
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a disease caused by an acid-fast staining pathogenic bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is resistant to at least isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF), the two most potent TB drugs. Drug-resistant tuberculosis poses a significant problem for …
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Outcome of Tuberculosis treatment in sputum positive patients after eight months of anti-tuberculosis therapy
… of the study was to find out the outcome of tuberculosis treatment in Sputum Positive Patients after eight months anti-tuberculosis treatment. Observation and literature review has shown that there has been an increase in the number of tuberculosis patients since 1980 .A large proportion of …
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Outcome of Tuberculosis treatment in sputum positive patients after eight months of anti-tuberculosis therapy
… of the study was to find out the outcome of tuberculosis treatment in Sputum Positive Patients after eight months anti-tuberculosis treatment. Observation and literature review has shown that there has been an increase in the number of tuberculosis patients since 1980 .A large proportion of …
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Compliance in TB chemotherapy: study of patients at George health center in Lusaka
Tuberculosis has emerged as the most serious infectious disease in terms of morbidity and mortality in Sub-saharan Africa. The disease can be prevented from spreading and those who get infected can be cured if they are diagnosed and treatment is commenced early and taken for a sufficient length of …
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Compliance in TB chemotherapy: study of patients at George health center in Lusaka
Tuberculosis has emerged as the most serious infectious disease in terms of morbidity and mortality in Sub-saharan Africa. The disease can be prevented from spreading and those who get infected can be cured if they are diagnosed and treatment is commenced early and taken for a sufficient length of …
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Associatioin of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is recognised as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis. Unusual …
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A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
… has been an increase in notification rates of tuberculosis in many developing countries the world over. Epidemiological evidence has linked this increase to the HIV epidemic in many of these countries, the mechanism of which is thought to be either reactivation of a distantly acquired latent …
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Association of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is recognised as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis. Unusual …
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Associatioin of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is recognised as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis. Unusual …
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A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
… has been an increase in notification rates of tuberculosis in many developing countries the world over. Epidemiological evidence has linked this increase to the HIV epidemic in many of these countries, the mechanism of which is thought to be either reactivation of a distantly acquired latent …
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Abdominal Tuberculosis is common and under-diagnosed in HIV positive Adults in Zambia
Abdominal tuberculosis is a common form of extra- pulmonary tuberculosis especially in HIV/AIDS patients. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis in these patients. A study was done at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia to ascertain whether …
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Abdominal Tuberculosis is common and under-diagnosed in HIV positive Adults in Zambia
Abdominal tuberculosis is a common form of extra- pulmonary tuberculosis especially in HIV/AIDS patients. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis in these patients. A study was done at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia to ascertain whether …
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Isolation and molecular characterization of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria of Public Health significance from Humans and water in Namwala Districts of Zambia
… Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. In Zambia, Non tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as pathogens of public health significance. However, there is scanty information on the isolation and speciation of these organisms for better patient management, which could …
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Isolation and molecular characterization of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria of Public Health significance from Humans and water in Namwala Districts of Zambia
… Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pandemic. In Zambia, Non tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as pathogens of public health significance. However, there is scanty information on the isolation and speciation of these organisms for better patient management, which could …