Juma Khudonazarov

Juma Khudonazarov started a discussion "Xpert MTB/Rif". in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.

Through, we put many TB Rif resistant patients on empirical MDR treatment based on Xpert MTB/Rif result, the indications are that in many part of the word around 23-32% of them confirmed by SNL as PDR (A,B,C). Can anyone share their experience? Originally not validated to use Xpert MTB/Rif in ...

Juma Khudonazarov started a discussion "Xpert MTB/Rif". in the Health IT community.

Hi All, Is anyone have experience of using Xpert MTB/Rif on thouse TB patients alraedy on treatment? WHO not validated originally the use of Xpert MTB/Rif of this category of TB patients and we all know what are the resons behind. I know that some program use it in some ...

Juma Khudonazarov replied to "Drugresistant TB in the field - clinical advice" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.

Hi Natalie, Sorry for late response. Hope by this time the issue has been solved. What we normally do in similar case is if Xpert MTB/Rif + all patients will start ETR regimen until DST become avialable.Through it purely depent on patient condition: if stabile condition ( no extensive lung ...

Juma Khudonazarov replied to "Sputum collection 'stall' safety" in the TB Infection Control community.

Salut à tous, Merci, d'accord avec vous au sujet d'éduquer les patients. Nous avons même fait encorage autre intervention avec des cadeaux de tuberculose différents qui peuvent faire bien dans la collecte des crachats. Nous organisons des journée de «clé de crachats Bon à de diagnostic efficace et le traitement ...

Juma Khudonazarov replied to "Smear positive/Culture negative" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.

HI Chris, Thanks. We also think the 1st explanation you have is vaild in our case , as the analysis performed in SNL and they are quiate acuarrte (no delay in culture inoculation) and the qullity of analysis assured.Through both of them are Tb patients with a heavy pre-treatment bacilliary ...