[HTML][HTML] Monitoring therapy adherence of tuberculosis patients by using video-enabled electronic devices

…, A Hayward, V Rusovich, A Dadu, V Soltan… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A recent innovation to help patients adhere to daily tuberculosis (TB) treatment over many
months is video (or virtually) observed therapy (VOT). VOT is becoming increasingly feasible …

Assessing spatial heterogeneity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden country

…, V Crudu, I Galusca, V Soltan… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major concern in countries of the former Soviet
Union. The reported risk of resistance among tuberculosis (TB) cases in the Republic of …

Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova

…, V Plesca, V Crudu, I Galusca, V Soltan… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: The Republic of Moldova, in Eastern Europe, has among the highest reported
nationwide proportions of tuberculosis (TB) patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-…

[HTML][HTML] Building the evidence for a rights-based, people-centered, gender-transformative tuberculosis response: an analysis of the stop TB partnership community …

B Citro, V Soltan, J Malar, T Katlholo… - Health and Human …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The global tuberculosis (TB) response has undergone a transformation in recent years. Calls
for a paradigm shift have inspired a new focus on the importance of communities, human …

Characterizing and measuring tuberculosis stigma in the community: a mixed-methods study in Cambodia

AKJ Teo, RKJ Tan, C Smyth, V Soltan… - Open forum …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Stigma is a significant barrier to healthcare and a factor that drives the global
burden of tuberculosis (TB). However, there is a scarcity of information on TB stigma in …

What is behind programmatic treatment outcome definitions for tuberculosis?

…, G Kuchukhidze, A Skrahina, V Soltan… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Following the launch of the DOTS (directly observed treatment, short-course) strategy in
1995, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the evaluation of treatment …

High risk and rapid appearance of multidrug resistance during tuberculosis treatment in Moldova

HE Jenkins, V Crudu, V Soltan… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a serious problem in the former Soviet Union
and may appear during TB treatment. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of, timing of and …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing tuberculosis case detection: lessons from the Republic of Moldova

V Soltan, AK Henry, V Crudu… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
The Republic of Moldova undertook reforms in tuberculosis (TB) control and health care
consistent with international recommendations and advanced towards the global target for case …

[HTML][HTML] Palliative care in Moldova

L Gherman, V Pogonet, V Soltan, V Isac - Journal of Pain and Symptom …, 2018 - Elsevier
The article describes the important steps of palliative care development in Moldova, the
current status, main achievements and challenges to be addressed in the future. It covers …

Increasing TB drug resistance in Moldova during the 2006-2010

…, L Carchilan, N Moraru, V Lesan, V Soltan… - 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background: The emergence of drug-resistance (DR) hampers tuberculosis (TB) control.
The level of primary DR, particularly multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main causes of …