"Antitubercular Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: "first-line" agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and "second-line" drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D000995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.085.255
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| Concept/Terms |
Antitubercular Agents- Antitubercular Agents
- Agents, Antitubercular
- Antitubercular Drugs
- Drugs, Antitubercular
- Tuberculostatic Agents
- Agents, Tuberculostatic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antitubercular Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Initial experience with BPaL-based regimens to treat multidrug-resistant TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 08 01; 27(8):649-650.
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Safety and tolerability of isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis for persons with HIV with and without alcohol use. AIDS. 2023 08 01; 37(10):1535-1543.
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A mid-level health manager intervention to promote uptake of isoniazid preventive therapy among people with HIV in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2022 09; 9(9):e607-e616.
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Costs incurred by patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in semi-urban and rural settings of Western India. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020 Oct 19; 9(1):144.
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Epidemiology, detection, and management of tuberculosis among end-stage renal disease patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 11; 39(11):1367-1374.
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Successful Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes among HIV/TB Coinfected Patients Down-Referred from a District Hospital to Primary Health Clinics in Rural South Africa. PLoS One. 2015; 10(5):e0127024.
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Tuberculosis control in a socially vulnerable area: a community intervention beyond DOT in a Brazilian favela. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Dec; 17(12):1581-6.
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Tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. Liver Transpl. 2009 Aug; 15(8):894-906.