Items tagged with Drug-resistant TB
Comparing amikacin and kanamycin-induced hearing loss in MDR-TB treatment under programmatic conditions in a Namibian retrospective cohort (post)
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Association between regimen composition and treatment response in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study (post)
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One in eight children with confirmed TB have drug-resistant TB in Cape Town (post)
One in eight children with confirmed TB have drug-resistant TB in Cape Town, South Africa, according to a surveillance study of childhood TB drug-resistance, presented by Professor Simon Schaaf at the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Cape Town from 2 to 6 December 2015.
Prominent healthcare companies partner with USAID to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis (post)
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2016 - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced two new partnerships today to add resources and cutting-edge technologies to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Janssen, the pharmaceutical arm of Johnson & Johnson, announced a $15-20 million pledge as part of a new partnership with USAID to combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). USAID will also partner with Cepheid, a maker of molecular systems and tests, to speed diagnosis of MDR-TB through increased access to rapid, accurate diagnostic tools.
Xpert MTB/RIF testing has reduced MDR-TB treatment delays in South Africa (post)
Although the introduction of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for TB and drug-resistant TB has improved the time from clinic presentation to second-line treatment in South Africa since 2011, improved access to treatment and a reduction in delays of treatment initiation are still required in many settings, according to a retrospective analysis presented by Dr Helen Cox of the University of Cape Town at the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town from 2 to 6 December 2015.
Tuberculosis outbreak in Papua New Guinea worsens, as health workers plead for promised funding (post)
Health experts are worried a new superbug may be festering on Australia's doorstep, as a drug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in the northern Torres Strait continues to worsen.
New laptop program can identify drug resistance from bacterial genomes (post)
Scientists have developed an easy-to-use computer program that can quickly analyse bacterial DNA from a patient's infection and predict which antibiotics will work, and which will fail due to drug resistance. The software is currently being trialled in three UK hospitals to see whether it could help speed up diagnosis of drug-resistant infections and enable doctors to better target the prescription of antibiotics.
India: Surge in drug-resistant TB cases across Maharashtra (post)
PUNE: Maharashtra recorded 779 cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the world's most untreatable form of TB, in 2015 - the highest figure recorded in last five years.
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