this study was planned to determine hiv seroprevalence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients, to characterize the isolated mycobacteria into typical and atypical strains and to evaluate the drug resistant pattern of mycobacterial isolates. the study aims to correlate multidrug resistance (mdr) and hiv seropositivity status in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. during the year 1994-1997, 750 pulmo...

Tuberculosis is a worldwide health problem posing increasing threat with the spread of HIV infection and drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Consequently, control of this disease has become a significant challenge despite the availability of chemotherapy and BCG vaccine. Drug resistance for all first-line anti-tuberculosis agents and some second-line agents has been observed. Mor...

The review presents data from 55 publications describing the relationship between gut microbiome and tuberculosis. It possible mechanisms by which intestinal microbiota can influence various parts of immune system. describes effect anti-tuberculosis drugs on as well prospects for use probiotics in treatment prevention

Treatment of tuberculosis with main anti-tuberculosis drugs (OAT) includes isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), ethambutanol (EMB), streptomycin (SM), and pyrazinamide (PZA). Although most Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs are acceptable in therapy, they have potential side effects, including the effects hematological reactions such as anemia. This study's purpose was to compare HB levels before after intens...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the drug susceptibility pattern of isolated Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) against conventional anti-tuberculosis drugs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. METHODS Sputum samples from 101 suspected new and previously treated patients were collected and M. tuberculosis was identified by microscopic observation and Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Drug susceptibility was perform...

conclusions a high index of suspicion is required for the early diagnosis and prompt treatment of patients with osseous tuberculosis. given the high prevalence of tuberculosis in developing countries, tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of multifocal lytic lesions and vertebra plana, especially in children. introduction multifocal skeletal tuberculosis is a rare cond...

background: resistance to anti-tuberculosis (tb) drugs is a global problem. previous studies showed that the prevalence of primary mdr-tb is higher and has been increasing. the purpose of this study was to determine the primary drug resistance in strains isolated from patients with smear-positive of the new cases to anti-tb drugs. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 266 smear positive pulmo...