Publications

• Predictors of cure in rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in prison settings with low loss to follow-up (Abstract)
  01.12.2016
  A total of 444 new and previously treated patients with pulmonary RR-TB who started treatment with second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in the...
   
• Application of the shorter MDR-TB regimen in high M/XDR-TB burden prison system of Azerbaijan, Abstract
  01.12.2016
  In May 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of standardized shorter multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB)...
   
• Early case-finding and its impact on the TB burden in prisons of Azerbaijan, Abstract
  01.12.2016
  Early case finding is the cornerstone for tuberculosis (TB) transmission reduction and treatment success. The Main Medical Department...
   
• Discordant rifampicin resistance results on MGIT960 and Xpert® MTB/RIF in the ТВ Control in Prisons Programme of Azerbaijan, Abstract
  25.12.2015
  The Main Medical Department of Azerbai­jan Ministry of Justice implements a comprehensive ТВ Control programme in the penitentiary system...
   
• The impact of Xpert® MTB/RIF and WHO-reviewed case definition on the number of TB relapse cases registered in the Azerbaijan penitentiary system, Abstract
  25.12.2015
  The Main Medical Department of Azerbai­jan Ministry of Justice implements an exemplary ТВ Control programme in the penitentiary system...
   
• 20 years of ТВ control in the penitentiary system of Azerbaijan: achievements and challenges
  25.12.2015
  The Main Medical Department (MMD) of Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice provides healthcare including ТВ services to 24 penitentiary institutions...
   
• Discordant Rifampicin resistance results on MGIT960 and Xpert MTB/RIF at TB Control in Prisons Programme of Azerbaijan (Abstract)
  07.08.2015
  The Main Medical Department of Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice implements a comprehensive TB Control programme in the penitentiary system (PS). This programme practices active tuberculosis (TB) case...
   
• High prevalence of hepatitis C among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis and its impact on the treatment outcome in Azerbaijan prisons (Abstract)
  23.06.2015
  Introduction: In 2013, 34.7% and 49.7% of new and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients, respectively, were diagnosed with drug-resistant (DR) TB in...
   
• The Factors Associated with Cure among Patients with Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis in a Prison Setting of Uniquely Low Default Rate (Abstract)
  23.06.2015
  Rationale: In 2013, a total of 1,580 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) were notified among the 8,597 pulmonary TB cases in Azerbaijan (13% among the...
   
• A new way to advance Stop TB strategy in prisons (Abstract)
  10.11.2014
  Background: The Main Medical Department of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice has provided health care to inmates for many years, and is an internationally recognized...