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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Tuberculosis patients"”.
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Early Identification of Risk for Noncompliance in Tuberculosis Patients
… identification of risk for noncompliance to tuberculosis treatment or prevention regimens, 523 patients, from four ethnic groups, were rated by nurses trained as participant-observers of several predictive factors. The predictive factors included acceptance of diagnosis. attentiveness, eye …
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Management of children living with tuberculosis patients; studies from Indonesia
Contains fulltext : 106974.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Acceptability of Haart by HIV-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in Livingstone District
… the most common opportunistic Infection in HIV patients worldwide (WHO, 2005). According to the British HIV Association (2005), starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) early in severely immunosuppressed HIV positive patients presenting with TB is associated with decreased mortality …
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Acceptability of Haart by HIV-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in Livingstone District
… the most common opportunistic Infection in HIV patients worldwide (WHO, 2005). According to the British HIV Association (2005), starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) early in severely immunosuppressed HIV positive patients presenting with TB is associated with decreased mortality …
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Analysis of urinary lipid biomarker candidates from tuberculosis patients by multiple reaction monitoring
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an aggressive disease and is the leading cause of death by infectious disease in South Africa. With early diagnosis and correct treatment, almost all TB cases can be cured. The main diagnostic tests in South Africa are limited for people living in rural areas, …
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients at Ubuntu clinic, Khayelitsha
… that diabetes mellitus (DM) triples the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease and worsens TB outcomes. South Africa carries a heavy burden of TB which is primarily driven by the human deficiency virus (HIV). The burden of non-communicable disease is also growing rapidly in South Africa. There is …
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Conflicted cure: explorting concepts of default and adherence in drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Khayelitsha
… examines default and adherence in drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. The ethnographic data is drawn from three and a half months of participant-observation, illness-narrative interviews, in-depth interviews, focus groups, support-group sessions …
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Experiences of family members caring for tuberculosis patients at home at Vhembe District in Limpopo Province
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease which enters the body by inhalation and mostly affects the lungs. TB is ranked among the leading infectious diseases worldwide, and in South Africa (SA) it has become an epidemic, because of its high prevalence and there are multiple …
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Evaluation of Directly Observed Therapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Nepal: Treatment Outcome and Patient Compliance
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of infectious disease in Nepal. An estimated 60% of the adult population aged between 15-45 years is infected with tuberculosis, and 45% of the total population is infected. Ten percent of people infected with TB progress to active disease. To combat tuberculosis, …
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Variability in the pharmacokinetics of rifapentine in South African tuberculosis patients : a classical and population approach
Tuberculosis is recognised as one of the leading public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. The treatment and control of the disease depends largely on a limited number of chemotherapeutic agents, most of which have been used for the past 30 years. Discovery and development of new …
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Incidence of aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss in HIV positive and HIV negative multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients
… A827G and 961 indel C) in a cohort of MDR-TB patients; To determine whether HIV positive MDR-TB patients are more likely to develop aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss than HIV negative MDR-TB patients; To provide clinical guidelines to the medical fraternity on the use of aminoglycoside …
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Factors associated with mortality among Tuberculosis patients on treatment in Limpopo Province, South Africa, from 2013 to 2018
Background Tuberculosis is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite the availability and implementation of directly-observed treatment, and all other intervention strategies for its treatment; more than 70% of deaths among tuberculosis patients occurs during the first …
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Determinants and consequences of the pharmacokinetics of rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol in a cohort of tuberculosis patients
… study was conducted amongst a cohort of 142 patients with tuberculosis (TB) susceptible to rifampicin and isoniazid at Brewelsleloof Hospital, Worcester, in the Western Cape.
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The Effect and Potential of Digital Health in The Cycle of Care in Tuberculosis Patients from Low and Middle-income Countries
Background LMICs account for approximately 87% of all new TB cases. Effective TB management is vital if the global end TB goals are to be achieved by 2035. The role of digital health (DH) interventions in achieving these goals are pertinent. TB treatment adherence is considered to be critical not …
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A matched case control study of the nutritional status of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and tuberculosis free contacts in Delft, Western Cape
… a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and may be responsible for the premature deaths of patients with active disease. An adequate nutritional status may therefore be protective in delaying the onset from latent infection to active disease. In South Africa, very little …
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An evaluation to asses [i.e. assess] the holistic care of tuberculosis patients with palliative care needs in the Western Cape, South Africa
This is an evaluation of the holistic care of Tuberculosis patients with palliative care needs in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Costing analysis of levofloxacin as antibiotic prophylaxis for pediatric household contacts of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients in a South African setting
… regimen recommended in the treatment of MDR-TB patients. In addition to investigating the clinical impact of levofloxacin as preventative antibiotic therapy, the expected costs of the intervention will be a critical input to determining feasibility and costs effectiveness, which will inform …
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"Conspicuous Consumption:" Germs and Climate Cures in Denver, 1882-1915
… of disease began to alter medical approaches to tuberculosis after its announcement in 1882. Buoyed by anti-modern sentiments and a lack of effective medicinal interventions, physicians continued to recommend that tuberculosis patients travel to Denver to seek recovery in a healthier climate. In …
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"Conspicuous Consumption:" Germs and Climate Cures in Denver, 1882-1915
… of disease began to alter medical approaches to tuberculosis after its announcement in 1882. Buoyed by anti-modern sentiments and a lack of effective medicinal interventions, physicians continued to recommend that tuberculosis patients travel to Denver to seek recovery in a healthier climate. In …
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