Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
"Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tuberculosis resistant to ISONIAZID and RIFAMPIN and at least three of the six main classes of second-line drugs (AMINOGLYCOSIDES; polypeptide agents; FLUOROQUINOLONES; THIOAMIDES; CYCLOSERINE; and PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID) as defined by the CDC.
| Descriptor ID |
D054908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.846.775.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis- Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
- Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses, Extremely
- Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Extremely
- Extremely Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
- Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses
- Tuberculoses, Extremely Drug-Resistant
- Tuberculosis, Extremely Drug-Resistant
- Tuberculosis, Extremely Drug Resistant
- XDR-TB
- Tuberculosis, Extensively Drug-Resistant
- Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses, Extensively
- Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Extensively
- Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses
- Tuberculoses, Extensively Drug-Resistant
- Tuberculosis, Extensively Drug Resistant
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis" by people in Profiles.
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Kam KM, Sloutsky A, Yip CW, Bulled N, Seung KJ, Zignol M, Espinal M, Kim SJ. Determination of critical concentrations of second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs with clinical and microbiological relevance. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Mar; 14(3):282-8.
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Mitnick CD, Shin SS, Seung KJ, Rich ML, Atwood SS, Furin JJ, Fitzmaurice GM, Alcantara Viru FA, Appleton SC, Bayona JN, Bonilla CA, Chalco K, Choi S, Franke MF, Fraser HS, Guerra D, Hurtado RM, Jazayeri D, Joseph K, Llaro K, Mestanza L, Mukherjee JS, Mu?oz M, Palacios E, Sanchez E, Sloutsky A, Becerra MC. Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 07; 359(6):563-74.