Browsing by Subject "TB"

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Experiences of patients having tuberculosis (TB) regarding the use of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) in the North West Province, South Africa

Serapelwane, Maserapelo G.; Davhana-Maselesele, Mashudu; Masilo, Gaboipolelwe M. (AOSIS, 2016)

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) management remains a major challenge despite the implementation of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS). Some of the challenges include defaulting treatment, low TB cure rates and ...
Synthesis and anti-infective activities of novel nitrofurantoin derivatives

Zuma, N.H. (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be in the top ten lethal diseases. In 2018, it was responsible for 1.5 million deaths. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the bacterium responsible for TB infection in humans. It is estimated ...
Synthesis and antimycobacterial activity of disubstituted benzyltriazoles

Smit, Frans J.; Aucamp, Janine; N'Da, David D.; Seldon, Ronnett; Jordaan, Audrey (Springer, 2019)

The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen of human tuberculosis (TB), serves as a strong incentive for the discovery and development of new agents for the ...