Browsing by Subject "Tuberculosis/therapy"

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    • Migration and medical screening for tuberculosis 

      Silva, Denise Rossato; Mello, Fernanda C. Queiroz; Johansen, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa; Centis, Rosella; D’Ambrosio, Lia; Migliori, Giovanni Battista (2023) [Journal article]
      Vulnerable populations, such as migrants and refugees, have an increased risk of tuberculosis disease, especially in the first years after arrival in the host country. The presence of migrants and refugees in Brazil ...

    • New and repurposed drugs to treat multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis 

      Silva, Denise Rossato; Dalcolmo, Margareth Maria Pretti; Tiberi, Simon; Arbex, Marcos Abdo; Muñoz-Torrico, Marcela Verónica; Duarte, Raquel; D’Ambrosio, Lia; Visca, Dina; Rendon, Adrian; Gaga, Mina; Zumla, Allmuddin I.; Migliori, Giovanni Battista (2018) [Journal article]
      Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB and XDR-TB, respectively) continue to represent a challenge for clinicians and public health authorities. Unfortunately, although there have been ...

    • Risk factors for tuberculosis : diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, and the use of other drugs 

      Silva, Denise Rossato; Dalcolmo, Margareth Maria Pretti; Tiberi, Simon; Arbex, Marcos Abdo; Muñoz-Torrico, Marcela Verónica; Duarte, Raquel; D’Ambrosio, Lia; Visca, Dina; Rendon, Adrian; Gaga, Mina; Zumla, Allmuddin I.; Migliori, Giovanni Battista (2018) [Journal article]
      Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem. Although efforts to control the epidemic have reduced mortality and incidence, there are several predisposing factors that should be modified in order to reduce ...