Background Treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis remain poor. We aimed
to estimate the association of treatment success and death with the use of individual drugs, …

Linezolid is used off-label to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in absence of
systematic evidence. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on efficacy, safety …

Background Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires long-term therapy with a
combination of multiple second-line drugs. These drugs are associated with numerous …

Both tuberculosis and COVID-19 being communicable and prevalent diseases in India, the
co-existence can lead to worse outcomes, as seen in this study, where there was high …

Development of noninvasive methods for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, with the potential to be
administered in field situations, remains as an unmet challenge. A wide array of molecules …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine whether diabetes mellitus (DM) alters the
radiological manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: A retrospective …

Asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways which manifests itself
as recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and cough. It is …

We sought to compare the effectiveness of two World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended
regimens for the treatment of rifampin- or multidrug-resistant (RR/MDR) tuberculosis (TB…

Linezolid is identified as an effective drug with which to treat patients failing multidrug-resistant
(MDR)-tuberculosis (TB) treatment. However, cost and safety are the concerns. In India, …

Background India with a major burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) does not
have national level data on this hazardous disease. Since 2006, emergence of extensively …