The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report – not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB
Chakaya Jeremiah,Eskild Petersen,Rebecca Nantanda,Brenda Mungai,Giovanni Battista Migliori,Farhana Amanullah,Patrick Lungu,Francine Ntoumi,Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy,Markus Maeurer,Alimuddin Zumla +10 more
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The authors in this paper reviewed the data presented in the global TB report and discussed the current constraints in global response and emphasized that ending the TB epidemic will require bold leadership, optimization of existing interventions, widespread coverage, addressing social determinants of TB and importantly mobilization of adequate funding required for TB care and prevention.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases.The article was published on 2022-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 102 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Medicine & Tuberculosis.read more
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World TB Day 2022: Revamping and Reshaping Global TB Control Programs by Advancing Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic
Eskild Petersen,Seif Al-Abri,Jeremiah Chakaya,Delia Goletti,L. Parolina,Christian Wejse,Luchenga Mucheleng’anga,Sulien Al Khalili,Dorothy Yeboah-Manu,Pascalina Chanda-Kapata,Mohammad Javad Nasiri,Patrick Lungu,Markus Maeurer,S. Tiberi,Francine Ntoumi,Giovanni Battista Migliori,Alimuddin Zumla +16 more
TL;DR: The World Health Organization (WHO) and STOP TB Partnership theme for World TB Day 24th March, 2022 is “Invest to End TB. Save Lives” (WHO, 2022a). Global political and scientific attention continues to be focussed on the COVID-19 pandemic as discussed by the authors .
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Machine learning analysis of SERS fingerprinting for the rapid determination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and drug resistance
Liang Wang,Jia-Wei Tang,Zhang-Wen Ma,Muhammad Usman,Qinghua Liu,Chang-Yu Wu,Feng-rong Li,Zuo-bin Zhu,Bing Gu +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , a set of supervised machine learning algorithms were used to dissect surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) spectra generated via a handheld SERS spectrometer, through which sputum samples with or without Mtb strains were successfully differentiated.
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Promising Antimycobacterial Activities of Flavonoids against Mycobacterium sp. Drug Targets: A Comprehensive Review
Ali A. Rabaan,Saad Alhumaid,Hawra Albayat,Mohammed Alsaeed,Fadwa S. Alofi,M. Al-Howaidi,Safaa A. Turkistani,Salah Mahrous Alhajri,Hejji E Alahmed,Abdulwahab AlZahrani,Mutaib M Mashraqi,Sarah Al-Warthan,Mashael Mana Alhajri,F. Alshahrani,Souad A. Almuthree,Roua A. Alsubki,Abdulmonem A. Abuzaid,Mubarak Alfaresi,M.A. Al Fares,Abbas Al Mutair +19 more
TL;DR: Understanding the therapeutic properties of flavonoids can be useful for the future treatment of TB, and the small molecules-based treatments hold significant potential to overcome drug resistance and even provide opportunities for multimodal therapy.
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Immunosensors—The Future of Pathogen Real-Time Detection
E. Janik-Karpinska,Michał Ceremuga,Marcin Niemcewicz,Marcin Podogrocki,Maksymilian Stela,Natalia Cichon,Michal Bijak +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the advances in the field of immunosensor usage in pathogenic microorganism- and toxin-detection, are described, and a very important potential use for them in various transport systems, where the risk of contamination by bioagents is very high.
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Patient-reported usability and satisfaction with electronic medication event reminder and monitor device for tuberculosis: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Tsegahun Manyazewal,Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel,Tewodros Getinet,Alison Hoover,Kidist Bobosha,Oumer Fuad,Belete Getahun,Abebaw Fekadu,David P. Holland,Vincent C. Marconi +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluated treatment satisfaction and usability of a digital medication event reminder and monitor (MERM) device for patients with tuberculosis to address the prespecified secondary endpoint of the SELFTB trial.
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Fuad Mirzayev,Kerri Viney,Nguyen Nhat Linh,Licé González-Angulo,Medea Gegia,Ernesto Jaramillo,Matteo Zignol,Tereza Kasaeva +7 more
TL;DR: The 2020 revision of World Health Organization guidelines on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has highlighted the ongoing need for high-quality evidence and has reiterated the need for clinical trials and other research studies to contribute to the development of evidence-based policy.
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