[PDF][PDF] Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus: the size of the problem and associated risk factors

…, A Zalutskaya, E Sahalchyk… - Bulletin of the World …, 2013 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To assess the problem of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) throughout
Belarus and investigate the associated risk factors. METHODS: In a nationwide survey in …

Alarming levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus: results of a survey in Minsk

…, H Hurevich, A Zalutskaya, E Sahalchyk… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Resistance to anti-tuberculosis (TB) medicines is a major public health threat in most countries
of the former Soviet Union. As no representative and quality-assured information on the …

[HTML][HTML] Delamanid and Bedaquiline Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ancestral Beijing Genotype Causing Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a …

…, K Jaton, L Nedialkova, E Sahalchyk… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
5. Hebert PC, Drummond AJ, Singer J, Bernard GR, Russell JA. A simple multiple system
organ failure scoring system predicts mortality of patients who have sepsis syndrome. Chest …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of whole genome sequencing for tuberculosis diagnostics in a low-middle income, high MDR-TB burden country

…, C Kamarli, D Kosimova, V Mohr, E Sahalchyk… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is revolutionary for diagnostics of TB and its mutations
associated with drug-resistances, but its uptake in low- and middle-income countries is …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIF with ProbeTec ET DTB and COBAS TaqMan MTB for direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

…, A Esenalieva, M Abdulloeva, E Sahalchyk… - BMC Infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background Nucleic acid amplification assays allow for the rapid and accurate detection of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) directly in clinical specimens thereby facilitating diagnosis …

[HTML][HTML] Population structure of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Central Asia

…, O Kabirov, N Parpieva, A Rajabov, E Sahalchyk… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern threathing the
success of TB control efforts, and this is particularily problematic in Central Asia. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] A study on demographic characteristics of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Belarus

L Surkova, HL Horevich, LP Titov, E Sahalchyk… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Objective A descriptive study of drug-resistance patterns by age group and among culture-positive
pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients referred to the Research Institute for …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing contact tracing for tuberculosis in Kyrgyz Republic and risk factors for positivity using QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus

…, D Migunov, B Myrzaliev, E Sahalchyk… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective active case finding (ACF) activities are essential for early identification
of new cases of active tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI). Accurate diagnostics …

[HTML][HTML] QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus testing for the detection of LTBI among health care workers in major TB hospitals of the Northern Kyrgyz Republic

…, U Antonenka, B Myrzaliev, E Sahalchyk… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of TB infection due to their close
contact with infected patients with active TB. The objectives of the study were (1) to assess …

[PDF][PDF] QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Testing for the Detection of LTBI in Health Care Workers in the Kyrgyz Republic

…, S Ahmedov, U Antonenka, B Myrzaliev, E Sahalchyk… - 2021 - scholar.archive.org
Background: Health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of TB infection due to their
close contact with infected patients with active TB. The objectives of the study were (1) to …