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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"tuberculosis drug resistance"”.
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A Chemical-Genetic Map of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
<p>Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from any single infectious disease, killing over 1.5 million people each year. Treatment of TB is extraordinarily difficult, requiring at least 6 months of combination antibiotic therapy to cure patients. Even with this prolonged treatment, 5 to …
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Africa: prevalence and factors associated: a systematic review and meta-analysis
… information regarding prevalence of extensively drugresistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in Africa. Although countries in Africa conduct national tuberculosis surveys on a regular basis, this information has not been systematically reviewed to ascertain the overall prevalence of XDR-TB in Africa. …
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Conceptualising the right to enjoy benefits of scientific progress and exploring its potential to enhance access to effective diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
… access to effective diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a persistent global challenge. Human rights arguments for access to treatment mostly focus on the right to health. However, a key challenge in access to effective diagnosis and treatment is the glaring …