Delay in diagnosis and treatment among adult multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Yangon Regional Tuberculosis Center, Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Ye Minn Htun, Tin Mi Mi Khaing, Yin Yin, Zaw Myint, Si Thu Aung, Tin Maung Hlaing, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Udomsak Silachamroon, Yuthichai Kasetjaroen, Jaranit Kaewkungwal

Publikováno v: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)

Abstract Background Delays in diagnosis and treatment initiation may allow the emergence of new cases by transmission to the community, and is one of the challenges facing programme management of drug resistance in Myanmar. This study aimed to explor

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Delay in treatment initiation and treatment outcomes among adult patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at Yangon Regional Tuberculosis Centre, Myanmar: A retrospective study.

Autor: Ye Minn Htun, Tin Mi Mi Khaing, Nay Myo Aung, Yin Yin, Zaw Myint, Si Thu Aung, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Udomsak Silachamroon, Yuthichai Kasetjaroen, Jaranit Kaewkungwal

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0209932 (2018)

BackgroundMyanmar faces a health security threat, with an increasing number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases. Long delays in the initiation of treatment are a barrier to MDR-TB control.ObjectivesThe main objectives of this study wer

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A Communication-Based Intervention Study for Reducing Stigma and Discrimination against Tuberculosis among Thai High-School Students

Autor: Saowaluk Moonsarn, Yuthichai Kasetjaroen, Anne-Marie Bettex-Baars, Anuchit Phanumartwiwath

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 20
Issue 5
Pages: 4136

The current study aims to explore the effectiveness of communication-based intervention on the reduction in TB stigma and discrimination among high-school students in Bangkok, Thailand, during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study is quasi-experimental i

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Treatment outcomes for elderly patients in Thailand with pulmonary tuberculosis

Autor: Wilawan Somsong, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Weerawat Manosuthi, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Yuthichai Kasetjaroen

Publikováno v: Asian Biomedicine. 12:75-82

Background Elderly patients with pulmonary tuberculosis are less likely to achieve treatment success than younger patients, and patients aged ≥60 years have a substantial increase in mortality. Objectives To compare treatment outcomes over 2 period

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https://doi.org/10.1515/abm-2019-0004

QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test in active tuberculosis patients and healthy adults

Autor: Yuthichai Kasetjaroen, Sopa Srisungngam, Ronnayuth Norrarat, Janisara Rudeeaneksin, Somchai Sangkitporn, Supranee Boonchu, Wiphat Klayut, Benjawan Phetsuksiri

Publikováno v: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 60, Iss 0 (2018)
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 60 (2018); e56
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 60 (2018); e56
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 60, Article number: e56, Published: 22 OCT 2018

Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assays have improved latent tuberculosis (TB) detection and have been considered promising for the diagnosis of TB disease. However, diagnosis efficacy data is limited in high burden countries. The aim of this study

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https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201860056