Items tagged with Drug-resistant TB
Existential threat of drug-resistant TB (post)
In September, the Obama administration will unveil The National Action Plan to Combat Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TB). I commend the administration for developing an action plan to address this preventable, air-borne disease. As a practicing physician who has been treating people with drug resistant TB for decades, I am cautiously optimistic that future patients will receive the safe and effective treatment regimens they need both for their own survival as well as to prevent spreading the disease in their families and communities.
Otago’s international TB research efforts gain major support (post)
University of Otago researchers have been awarded $450,000 for research into the genetics of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia and Myanmar.
Spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa (post)
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International study validates Veredus 'lab-on-chip' multidrug-resistant TB test (post)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A new assay system for multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis purports to address cost and versatility issues affecting currently available TB tests.
India: Public health experts and patient groups ask govt to prevent infections at TB hospital (post)
Health organizations, public health experts and patient groups have asked the government to take action to reduce the risk of healthcare workers from contracting tuberculosis at Mumbai-based Sewri Hospital - Asia's largest TB hospital. This comes in the wake of the recent death of a senior doctor who died of a potent form of multi- drug-resistant TB, falling prey to the infection which he reportedly acquired at the hospital.
Improving outcomes for adolescents with drug-resistant tuberculosis (post)
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Rapid testing for TB aims to reduce drug resistance, lower mortality rate (post)
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have documented the accuracy of three new tests for more rapidly diagnosing drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB), which are much harder and more expensive to treat and which, experts say, represent a major threat to global public health.
India: Drug sensitivity test on every new TB patient in Maharashtra (post)
PUNE: Within two months, every newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) patient in Maharashtra will be first put through the drug susceptibility test to check for drug-resistant TB, and also to determine which drugs will work well on the patient.
Answer to costly pills: Stop TB Partnership's Global Drug Facility - the platform for TB medicines amidst recent US drug storm (post)
In contrast to the recent US cycloserine price increase, the Global Drug Facility slashed the price of cycloserine by 55% earlier this year compared to the previous year.
India: Medicine for drug-resistant TB patients to benefit 800 in Maharashtra (post)
PUNE, Sep 25, 2015: The new medicine to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis will be rolled out in four Indian cities and will be made available for free.
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