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The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

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Several lines of evidence suggest that alternative mechanisms-including pharmacokinetic variability, induction of efflux pumps that transport the drug out of cells, and suboptimal drug penetration into tuberculosis lesions-are likely crucial to the pathogenesis of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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This article is published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 461 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bedaquiline & Delamanid.

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A standardised method for interpreting the association between mutations and phenotypic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

TL;DR: This study provides a standardised and comprehensive approach for the interpretation of mutations as predictors of M. tuberculosis drug- resistant phenotypes and has implications for the clinical interpretation of molecular diagnostics and next-generation sequencing as well as efficient individualised therapy for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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Evolution of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a review on the molecular determinants of resistance and implications for personalized care

TL;DR: Advances in sequencing technology will help devise better molecular diagnostics for more effective DR-TB management enabling personalized treatment, and will facilitate the development of new drugs aimed at improving outcomes of patients with this disease.
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Drug Concentration Thresholds Predictive of Therapy Failure and Death in Children With Tuberculosis: Bread Crumb Trails in Random Forests.

TL;DR: New antibiotic target concentrations are identified, which are potential biomarkers associated with treatment failure and death in children with tuberculosis, and age <3 years, were highly ranked predictors.
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Treatment outcomes for HIV and MDR-TB co-infected adults and children: systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: The proportion of HIV-MDR- TB-co-infected patients achieving treatment success was similar to success rates reported among MDR-TB patients in general, regardless of HIV status; however, mortality was higher, particularly among adults, highlighting the need for early diagnosis and more effective treatment regimens.
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Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for detection of recent transmission and tracing outbreaks: A systematic review

TL;DR: It is established that WGS has a higher discriminatory power compared to conventional genotyping and detects transmission events missed by epidemiological investigations and a cut-off value of <6 SNPs between isolates may predict recent transmission.
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Epidemic Levels of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR and XDR-TB) in a High HIV Prevalence Setting in Khayelitsha, South Africa

TL;DR: There is an extremely high burden of MDR-TB in this setting, most likely representing ongoing transmission, and the need to diagnose drug resistance among all TB cases, and for innovative models of case detection and treatment for MDA, in order to interrupt transmission and control this emerging epidemic.
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