Detection and treatment of drug resistance in extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB)is a major challenge worldwide.Drug resistance in EPTB has not been studied extensively.However,patients with drug-resistant EPTB have bee...Detection and treatment of drug resistance in extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB)is a major challenge worldwide.Drug resistance in EPTB has not been studied extensively.However,patients with drug-resistant EPTB have been reported to have poor outcomes[1].Rifampicin and isoniazid are the cornerstone drugs in the management of EPTB.Resistance in Mycobacterium(M.)tuberculosis to these drugs commonly arises due to mutations in the‘rpoB’gene and‘katG&inhA’genes,which confer resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid,respectively.Treatment outcomes are affected by the presence of these mutations.In addition,anatomical and physiological barriers impede the effective delivery of drugs to the affected extrapulmonary site[1].An analysis of the frequency of mutations in drug resistant M.tuberculosis strains causing EPTB in our region can help identify patterns of drug resistance.This,in turn,can provide inputs that may be used for modifying standard treatment regimens to make them more effective.The present study aims to identify the frequency and pattern of mutations in the‘rpoB’gene and‘katG&inhA’genes in M.tuberculosis strains isolated from EPTB samples.展开更多
Based on the semiconductor amplifiing properties and the structure of optical fiber wave guide an InP inner fiber is developed.The InP inner film fiber can be employed as a small size,broadband,and ultra-short fiber a...Based on the semiconductor amplifiing properties and the structure of optical fiber wave guide an InP inner fiber is developed.The InP inner film fiber can be employed as a small size,broadband,and ultra-short fiber amplifier. The quantum size effects of the fiber are emphatically investigated in the work. Using the experimental data,we compare the effective mass approximation （EMA） with effective pararneterization within the tight binding （EPTB） models for the accurate description of the quantum size effects in InP. The results show that the EPTB model provides an excellent description of band gap variation over a wide range of sizes. The Bohr diameter and the effective Rydberg energy of InP are calculated. Finally,the amplifiing properties of the InP inner film fiber are discussed due to the quantum size effects.展开更多
文摘Detection and treatment of drug resistance in extrapulmonary tuberculosis(EPTB)is a major challenge worldwide.Drug resistance in EPTB has not been studied extensively.However,patients with drug-resistant EPTB have been reported to have poor outcomes[1].Rifampicin and isoniazid are the cornerstone drugs in the management of EPTB.Resistance in Mycobacterium(M.)tuberculosis to these drugs commonly arises due to mutations in the‘rpoB’gene and‘katG&inhA’genes,which confer resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid,respectively.Treatment outcomes are affected by the presence of these mutations.In addition,anatomical and physiological barriers impede the effective delivery of drugs to the affected extrapulmonary site[1].An analysis of the frequency of mutations in drug resistant M.tuberculosis strains causing EPTB in our region can help identify patterns of drug resistance.This,in turn,can provide inputs that may be used for modifying standard treatment regimens to make them more effective.The present study aims to identify the frequency and pattern of mutations in the‘rpoB’gene and‘katG&inhA’genes in M.tuberculosis strains isolated from EPTB samples.
文摘Based on the semiconductor amplifiing properties and the structure of optical fiber wave guide an InP inner fiber is developed.The InP inner film fiber can be employed as a small size,broadband,and ultra-short fiber amplifier. The quantum size effects of the fiber are emphatically investigated in the work. Using the experimental data,we compare the effective mass approximation （EMA） with effective pararneterization within the tight binding （EPTB） models for the accurate description of the quantum size effects in InP. The results show that the EPTB model provides an excellent description of band gap variation over a wide range of sizes. The Bohr diameter and the effective Rydberg energy of InP are calculated. Finally,the amplifiing properties of the InP inner film fiber are discussed due to the quantum size effects.
