Talk:Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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Great addition about the Russian prisons!
Good job with your addition, Hhoover42! You did a wonderful job citing your sources, and your contribution adds an important element to the discussion on the MDR-TB! Adding a few pictures to this page would humanize the topic and experiences of the individuals. However, it might help to break-down the article into smaller sub-sections so that it would increase readability!

Appleangel11(talk) 18:16, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Feedback for Russian prisons section
This looks great so far, Hhoover42! The new information you’ve added is very readable, and the links provided are helpful. The primary edit I would suggest is to add a subsection title called “Contributing factors” (or something similar) right before paragraph two of the MDR-TB section. The information that follows seems to all fit into that category, and just naming that subsection would make it easier to read (I’m not saying you need to add any more information to this subsection).

In addition, I think there are some places where you cite the author’s name of a source in the line where it may not be necessary. I would look over all the author names and make sure each is important. If there are too many author names cited inline, it can impede readability, I think. Saw329 (talk) 01:32, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

MDR-TB in Russian prisons
MDR-TB has spread rapidly through Russian prisons in the past few decades. This is due to several factors, including prison conditions and prisoner demographics, and has serious implications for the civilian implication. I intend to add a contribution to the page about this phenomena, probably as a subheading under 'Epidemiology'. In this contribution, I will examine the extent of this disease in the Russian prison populations and specific conditions within the system that contribute to the spread and severity of the illness. I will provide information about current protocol for treating MDR-TB in Russian prisons, as well as interventions that other researchers have proposed to combat the epidemic. Additionally, I will discuss the effects of uninhibited spread on both the general population and the bacteria itself.

I would really appreciate input on how I can ensure that my contribution fits with the rest of the page. I could also use some pointers on how to maintain an academic, neutral tone throughout the contribution.

Hhoover42 (talk) 01:29, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Untitled
This article seems confusing because of its use of different names to denote apparently the same drug. For example, other Wikipedia articles say that rifampicin is the same as rifampin, and that isonicotinyl hydrazine is the same as isoniazid, but that is not clear from reading this article. 69.143.80.200 03:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Reagan caused MDR-TB
The article accuses Reagan of causing MDR-TB but the citations given don't support that view, and instead blame the rise of HIV. The article has been changed to reflect the citations. Original research is not allowed. --Ryan Wise (talk) 08:07, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Questions Facing Modern Medicine
The "Questions Facing Modern Medicine" section is extremely biased.
 * Although certain readers may discern a bias, please clarify how the section is biased. -Temporal User (Talk) 21:57, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

tone
this seems entirely out-of-place: "In order to fully cure infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, we need a plan to ensure equal access to health care." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.59.246.35 (talk) 09:11, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Page update
Hi Wikipedians, I'll be making some edits to this page over the next three weeks as part of a UCSF medical school class with Wiki Edu. I'm planning to focus on the lead, epidemiology, mechanism, and the opening of the prevention section. Content-wise, I'll focus on relevant risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment insofar as they differ from non-resistant TB, with more links back to the main TB page. I'd like to minimize primary research and tangential info and focus on relevance. I'll be using WHO and CDC publications plus review articles in major journals. Suggestions or feedback would be welcome as I get started. Benfromdc (talk) 04:31, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Update: I'd like to move some more of the excellent content on Russian prisons to the Russian Prisons page, with more links to that page. I'm posting plans for a few other sections here and would welcome comments.

Epidemiology section: Move some section on Russian prisons to separate page. Add basic statistics for China and India

Mechanism: Links to TB article explaining the unique characteristics of this organism

XDR-TB: Add prognosis and relevance

Prevention: Clarify explicitly how inadequate treatment causes resistance. Explain published evidence for efficacy of DOT. Funding of TB research vs other common diseases. Delete or cite the last line.

Treatment (if time permits): Prioritize the timeline, prognosis, and toxicities of treatment, in a section at the beginning. Try to minimize the how-to aspects and simplify the list of drugs.

Benfromdc (talk) 16:39, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

Lead, mechanism, XDR-TB edits are up, would welcome any feedback. Benfromdc (talk) 23:59, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Peer Review
Overall excellent updates and reorganization of existing information for better flow! Minor changes suggested by section as below:

Lead: Possibly saying “anti-TB medications” instead of “drugs.” Might be confusing to ESL readers? consider rephrasing “misused or mismanaged” when talking about antibiotic administration leading to MDR TB. Maybe “prescribed or taken incorrectly”? It is explained well in the next paragraph consider moving the sentence beginning “inadequate treatment may be due….” from the next paragraph here to explain this idea consider removing the sentence in the last paragraph beginning, “In general, second line drugs…” this was said earlier

Mechanisms: Maybe link “horizontal transfer” to the Wikipedia page on “horizontal gene transfer”? For the section on cell wall, consider using simpler language for “permeability barrier”.

Epi: The 1st sentence of the 3rd paragraph (“It has been known for many years…”) should probably have a citation.

XDR TB: Looks great! Were you able to find any data regarding (clinical) prognosis compared to MDR TB?

Prevention: What do you mean when you say “less in quantity” under bullet point 2.)? Do you just mean when patients don’t receive enough antibiotic in developing countries due to medication shortage?  Consider writing Paul Farmer’s name after the quote in addition to the citation already there?

Jfeeney11 (talk) 20:43, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

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