Background: The Philippines is a high TB and multidrug-resistant TB burden country. Although the scale-up of GeneXpert testing is occurring, the benefits of universal Xpert-Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin (MTB/RIF) testing in inpatients have not been documented.Thi, Aye MyatLee, Nathaniel...
Using a mathematical model that brings together data from multiple sources, it estimated that by 2040, 32.5 percent of TB cases in Russia, 12.4 percent in India, 8.9 percent in the Philippines, and 5.7 percent in South Africa would be multidrug-resistant, or resistant to more than one of th...
Multidrug-Resistant TB in the Philippines: Totem and Taboo Escobar et al.'s discussion of medically unexplained physical symptoms is useful, and could trigger a renewal of how the medical profession works [1]. We a... JL Portero,M Rubio - 《Plos Medicine》 被引量: 15发表: 2006年 Treatme...
Child with multi-drug resistant TB in Philippines. Credit: WHO/HM.Dias To truly provide people-centred care, the TB community needs to follow the HIV community in embracing ahuman-rights framework in the treatment of TB. Integrating TB into universal health coverage Last year, at the Global C...
In1993,duringtheEasternRegionalMeetingoftheIUATLDheldinBangkok,Thailand,theheadof thePhilippineTBControlServicegaveareportonthestatusandprospectsofTBcontrolinthe Philippines.Whilethisreportdrewtheapplauseofthedelegatesfromothercountries,theFilipinosin thegroup,mostofwhomwerenotingovernmentservice,wereshocked.Manycould...
Around 87% of new TB cases occurred in the 30 high TB burden countries, with more than two-thirds of the global total in Bangladesh, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines. Fascinating Facts TB was one of the leading causes of ...
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Characteristics and Status of Treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) Patients in a TB-DOTS Centre in the Province of Jolo, Sulu, Philippines Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is a growing problem worldwide. It is an emerging problem in Sri Lanka too although the exact data...
and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her jou...
Most cases emerge in people who were born or spent extensive time in high-risk countries, primarily Mexico, Central America, the Philippines, Vietnam and China. Certain conditions, such as diabetes or a weakened immune system, may boost the chance that an infected person will develop the diseas...