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R R Kempker

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Smirnova N, Bryan C, Salindri A, Avaliani T, Goginashvili L, Gujabidze M, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2024 Sep; 28(10):505-507. PMID: 39334541
No abstract available.
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Mikiashvili L, Kempker R, Chakhaia T, Bablishvili N, Avaliani Z, Lomtadze N, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2023 Nov; 78(4):1043-1052. PMID: 37962987
Background: There are scarce data on the clinical outcomes of persons retreated with new/companion anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs for multidrug- and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB). We sought to evaluate the efficacy and...
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Adamashvili N, Baliashvili D, Kuchukhidze G, Salindri A, Kempker R, Blumberg H, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2022 Mar; 26(4):326-333. PMID: 35351237
Loss to follow-up (LTFU) is common among patients with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) receiving second-line TB treatment; however, little is known about outcomes after LTFU, including mortality. To determine rates of...
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Smith A, Gujabidze M, Avaliani T, Blumberg H, Collins J, Sabanadze S, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2021 Jul; 25(8):632-639. PMID: 34330348
National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NCTLD), Tbilisi, Georgia. To determine clinical outcomes of patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) treated with an intensified regimen including a fluoroquinolone (FQ) and...
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Graciaa D, Kempker R, Sanikidze E, Tukvadze S, Mikiashvili L, Aspindzelashvili R, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2021 Mar; 25(3):167-170. PMID: 33688804
No abstract available.
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Mikiashvili L, Kipiani M, Schechter M, Avaliani Z, Kiria N, Kempker R
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2020 Apr; 24(4):436-443. PMID: 32317069
Data on the long-term use of linezolid (LZD) in the treatment of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (DR-PTB) are limited. To assess safety, tolerability and efficacy of LZD-containing regimens for the treatment...
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Schechter M, Fayfman M, Khan L, Carr K, Patterson S, Ziemer D, et al.
J Diabetes Complications . 2020 Jan; 34(4):107516. PMID: 31924527
Aims: Diabetes-related amputations are typically preceded by a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) but models to assess the quality of care are lacking. We investigated a model to measure inpatient and...
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Kempker R, Mikiashvili L, Zhao Y, Benkeser D, Barbakadze K, Bablishvili N, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2019 Nov; 71(9):2336-2344. PMID: 31712809
Background: Bedaquiline and delamanid are newly available drugs for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB); however, there are limited data guiding their use and no comparison studies. Methods: We conducted a prospective,...
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Buziashvili M, Mirtskhulava V, Kipiani M, Blumberg H, Baliashvili D, Magee M, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2019 Oct; 23(9):1005-1011. PMID: 31615608
Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is lengthy and utilizes second-line anti-TB drugs associated with frequent adverse drug reactions (ADRs). To evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for ADRs among...
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Graciaa D, Machaidze M, Kipiani M, Buziashvili M, Barbakadze K, Avaliani Z, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2018 Oct; 22(11):1286-1292. PMID: 30355407
Setting: A well-trained and sufficient tuberculosis (TB) workforce is essential for disease control, especially in an era of newly implemented diagnostics and medications. However, there are few reports on the...