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Drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis - Current concepts, challenges, and controversies.
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- Drug-Resistant Tuberculous Spondylitis Treated with Bedaquiline-Containing Regimens in South Korea: Two Case Reports.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Heterogeneity in longitudinal medication adherence patterns among patients with spinal tuberculosis: a latent class analysis using multi-timepoint follow-up data and associations with clinical outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Correspondence: Atypical spinal infections in the era of multidrug resistance: knowledge gaps and a proposed management algorithm.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Pott's disease: A case of multilevel vertebral tuberculosis with spinal deformity.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review.European journal of medical research · 2024Review
- Silent Case of Pediatric Osteoarticular Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2024Article
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- A Validated Score for Evaluating Spinal Instability to Assess Surgical Candidacy in Active Spinal Tuberculosis-An Evidence Based Approach and Multinational Expert Consensus Study.Global spine journal · 2023Article
- Can We Extrapolate SINS Score to Evaluate Instability in Spinal Tuberculosis?Global spine journal · 2023Article
- Trends and Progress on Antibiotic-ResistantThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2023Review
- A prospective study comparing three different all-posterior surgical techniques in the management of thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Letter to the Editor: Variability in Management Practices and Surgical Decision Making in Spinal Tuberculosis.Asian spine journal · 2022Article
- Pulmonary embolism following the third thoracic tuberculosis surgery: A case report and literature review.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Review
- Disseminated tuberculosis with symptoms of decreased consciousness: A rare case in Indonesian male.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Retrospective Study of Bone-TB in Oman: 2002-2019.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2021Article
- Selection of the fusion and fixation range in the intervertebral surgery to correct thoracolumbar and lumbar tuberculosis: a retrospective clinical study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- What is new in spine surgery?Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
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Abstract
The alarming global increase in drug-resistant strains plagues the global fight to end tuberculosis (TB), especially in developing countries. The often reported poor treatment outcomes, sequelae, and lack of best practice guidelines in drug-resistant spinal TB poses a significant challenge in its efficient management. While multi-drug chemotherapy is still the primary modality of treatment, surgical intervention is essential in specific scenarios. With limited data on management and outcomes in drug-resistant spinal TB, there is no consensus on the appropriate therapy regarding the number and duration of drugs and therapeutic endpoints of this conundrum. In this light of limited evidence, we have performed a systematic computerized search using the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and PubMed databases and studies published over the past 30 years on drug-resistance in spinal TB have been analyzed. This systematic review aims to review the current epidemiology, clinical features, updates in clinical diagnostics and chemotherapy, surgical management, and outcomes in drug-resistant spinal TB. We also consolidate potential areas of action and emphasize the need for research and large scale trials in the management of drug-resistant spinal TB.
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