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MDR-TB care outcomes in Mumbai and Myanmar – Joint interview

Kalon S, Iyer AS, Zarli K
2021-08-25 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2021
2021-08-25 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2021
Journal Article
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Research

Treatment outcomes of children and adolescents receiving drug-resistant TB treatment in a routine TB programme, Mumbai, India

Dhakulkar S, Das M, Sutar N, Oswal V, Shah D,  et al.
2021-02-18 • PLOS One
2021-02-18 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Childhood and adolescent drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) is one of the neglected infectious diseases. Limited evidence exists around programmatic outcomes of children and adoles...
Journal Article
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Letter

Emergence of extensive drug resistance during treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Cox HS, Sibilia C, Feuerriegel S, Kalon S, Polonsky JA,  et al.
2008-11-27 • New England Journal of Medicine
2008-11-27 • New England Journal of Medicine
Journal Article
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Research

Reasons for defaulting from drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Armenia: a quantitative and qualitative study

Sanchez-Padilla E, Marquer C, Kalon S, Qayyum S, Hayrapetyan A,  et al.
2014-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2014-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
Armenia, a country with a high prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

OBJECTIVE
To identify factors related to default from DR-TB treatment in Yereva...
Protocol
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Research Protocol

The perceptions and experiences of health and health seeking behaviour for the community living in the slum areas of Kamrangirchar and Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study

van der Heijden J, Stringer B, Gray NSB, Kalon S, Dada M,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Objectives
This study aims to provide a better understanding of community perceptions toward health and health services in order to inform programme strategies:
• Describe comm...
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Research

Early safety and efficacy of the combination of bedaquiline and delamanid for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Armenia, India, and South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

Ferlazzo G, Mohr E, Laxmeshwar C, Hewison CCH, Hughes J,  et al.
2018-02-13 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2018-02-13 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Bedaquiline and delamanid have been approved for treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in the past 5 years. Because of theoretical safety concerns, patients ...
Journal Article
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Research

Ambulatory management of pre- and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis patients with imipenem delivered through port-a-cath: A mixed methods study on treatment outcomes and challenges

Chavan VV, Dalal A, Nagaraja SB, Thekkur P, Mansoor H,  et al.
2020-06-16 • PLOS One
2020-06-16 • PLOS One
Background
Imipenem, an intravenous antibiotic is recommended for use in drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) when an effective regimen with combination of other second line drugs is...
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Research

Challenging drug-resistant TB treatment journey for children, adolescents and their care-givers: A qualitative study

Das M, Mathur T, Ravi S, Meneguim A, Iyer AS,  et al.
2021-03-10 • PLOS One
2021-03-10 • PLOS One
Background: Childhood multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) still affects around 25000 children every year across the globe. Though the treatment success rates for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) in...
Journal Article
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Research

Routine viral load monitoring and enhanced adherence counselling at a public ART centre in Mumbai, India

Laxmeshwar C, Acharya S, Das M, Keskar P, Pazare A,  et al.
2020-05-05 • PLOS One
2020-05-05 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Routine viral-load (VL) measurements along with enhanced adherence counselling (EAC) are recommended to achieve virological suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS (...
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Slide Presentation

Understanding the challenges faced by children, adolescents, and their caregivers during the treatment journey for drug-resistant tuberculosis: qualitative study, Mumbai, India

Das M, Mathur T, Ravi S, Meneguim A, Iyer AS,  et al.
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
Journal Article
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Research

Genotyping and outcomes of presumptive second line ART failure cases switched to third line or maintained on second line ART in Mumbai, India

Gill N, Van Den Berg R, Wut Yee Kyaw K, Laxmeshwar C, Das M,  et al.
2019-11-21 • PLOS One
2019-11-21 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND:
HIV programs are increasingly confronted with failing antiretroviral therapy (ART), including second-line regimens. WHO has provided guidelines on switching to third-lin...
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Research

Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage

Merker M, Blin C, Mona S, Duforet-Frebourg N, Lecher S,  et al.
2015-01-19 • Nature Genetics
2015-01-19 • Nature Genetics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing lineage are globally distributed and are associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia. Here w...
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Research

Yield of systematic longitudinal screening of household contacts of pre-extensively drug resistant (PreXDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis patients in Mumbai, India

Paryani R, Gupta V, Singh P, Verma M, Sheikh S,  et al.
2020-05-26 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2020-05-26 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
While risk of tuberculosis (TB) is high among household contacts (HHCs) of pre-extensively drug resistant (pre-XDR) TB and XDR-TB, data on yield of systematic longitudinal screening are ...
Journal Article
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Research

'Working to stay healthy', health-seeking behaviour in Bangladesh's urban slums: a qualitative study

Jeroen van der Heijden, Gray NSB, Stringer B, Rahman A, Akhter S,  et al.
2018-09-28 • BMC Public Health
2018-09-28 • BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND
Kamrangirchar and Hazaribagh are the largest slum areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2013, Médecins Sans Frontières initiated an urban healthcare programme in these areas prov...
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Research

One step forward: successful end-of-treatment outcomes of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis who received concomitant bedaquiline and delamanid in Mumbai, India

Das M, Dalal A, Laxmeshwar C, Ravi S, Mamnoon F,  et al.
2021-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2021-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
The Médecins Sans Frontières clinic in Mumbai, India, has been providing concomitant bedaquiline (BDQ) and delamanid (DLM) in treatment regimen for patients with drug-resi...
Journal Article
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Letter

Adapting TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mumbai, India

Meneguim A, Rebello L, Das M, Ravi S, Mathur T,  et al.
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Abstract

Challenging experiences of children, adolescents, and their caregivers during the treatment journey for drug-resistant tuberculosis: qualitative study, Mumbai, India

Das M, Mathur T, Ravi S, Meneguim A, Iyer AS,  et al.
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION
Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) still affects around 25,000 children every year worldwide. Although treatment success rates for DR-TB in children are higher than in adults, ch...
Journal Article
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Research

One step forward: Successful end-of-treatment outcomes of drug-resistant TB patients who received concomitant bedaquiline and delamanid in Mumbai, India

Das M, Dalal A, Laxmeshwar C, Ravi S, Mamnoon F,  et al.
2020-10-20 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2020-10-20 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Background
Médecins Sans Frontières clinic in Mumbai, India has been providing concomitant Bedaquiline (BDQ) and Delamanid (DLM) in treatment regimen for patients with drug-resistan...
Journal Article
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Research

New TB drugs for the treatment of children and adolescents with rifampicin-resistant TB in Mumbai, India

Das M, Mamnoon F, Mansoor H, Meneguim A, Singh P,  et al.
2020-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2020-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic in Mumbai, India.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the final treatment outcomes, culture conversion and adverse events (AEs) during treat...
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Research

GeneXpert and community health workers supported patient tracing for tuberculosis diagnosis in conflict-affected border areas in India

Das M, Pasupuleti D, Rao S, Sloan S, Mansoor H,  et al.
2019-12-21 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2019-12-21 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing diagnosis and treatment for patients with tuberculosis (TB) via mobile clinics in conflict-affected border areas of Chhattisgarh, India ...