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Infect Genet Evol
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. Electronic address:
The growing issue of drug resistance, particularly multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), has exacerbated this problem. The rise of drug resistance TB is a severe global health concern. In Thailand, a persistent community outbreak of primary MDR-TB has been confirmed in the Tha Maka district of Kanchanaburi province, with an increasing prevalence of MDR-TB among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis cases.
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December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No.365 Renming East Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Background: The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in ulcerative colitis (UC) development. This study explores the impact of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) on the gut microbiota in UC and assesses changes during vedolizumab treatment, investigating prophylactic anti-tuberculosis therapy.
Results: This cohort study included adult patients with UC receiving vedolizumab treatment at Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University from April 2021 to December 2022.
Trop Med Int Health
December 2024
Department of Community Medicine, Seth GSMC & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Background: Tuberculosis remains a significant public health issue, particularly among children who are in close contact with tuberculosis patients. India accounts for a large proportion of global tuberculosis cases. Despite global recommendations for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy to prevent latent tuberculosis infection from progressing to active disease, the initiation and adherence to Isoniazid Preventive Therapy remain suboptimal, especially in high-burden settings.
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November 2024
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lome, Lome 1515, Togo.
The World Health Organization is encouraging countries to include contact screening and single-dose rifampicin administration as preventive chemotherapy for contacts of leprosy patients in their leprosy control activities. However, no study has been conducted to assess the safety of SDR-PEP and the acceptability and feasibility of this intervention in Togo. To assess the safety of SDR-PEP, we used a cohort design, and for acceptability and feasibility, we used a mixed method, combining a quantitative study to assess the safety of SDR-PEP in a cohort of contacts from recently diagnosed leprosy patients followed by a qualitative study to identify the social, cultural, or institutional factors that would influence the adoption of single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for contacts of leprosy patients in Togo.
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December 2024
Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Electronic address:
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major and severe opportunistic infection among solid organ transplant recipients. Chemoprophylaxis is advised for those with latent tuberculosis infection. However, the effectiveness of an isoniazid (INH) prophylactic approach based on TB risk factors remains uncertain.
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