Items tagged with HIV coinfection
Vietnam leads the way with SOS Stool Method to diagnose TB (post)
Vietnam is the first country in the world to routinely use an innovative method to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) using stool. The Simple One-Step Stool Method, developed by KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, is implemented in 10 healthcare facilities across the country. ,,This simple and painless test is an important development for diagnosing TB in children under the age of five and people living with HIV. This can save many lives and reduce suffering”, says Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Director of the National Lung Hospital and Head of the Vietnam National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP).
Boosting accuracy for TB screening in HIV patients (post)
Adding additional screening methods in combination with standard testing would increase diagnostic accuracy for tuberculosis infection among patients living with HIV.
PEPFAR Watch webinar: Interventions for AIDS/advanced HIV disease including TB and cryptococcal meningitis (post)
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest source of funding for the HIV response globally. It is critical that these funds meet the needs of all people living with and affected by HIV.
Effect of high-dose rifapentine on efavirenz pharmacokinetics in HIV/TB coinfection (post)
Results of a phase 3 randomized trial found that daily treatment with high-dose rifapentine for tuberculosis (TB) infection decreased efavirenz clearance and achieved therapeutic targets among patients coinfected with HIV receiving efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART). These findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Fungal infections cause more AIDS deaths than TB – here’s what we can do about it (post)
Even though annual deaths from Aids are coming down – from a peak of 1.9 million in 2004 to 690,000 in 2020 – that’s still way too many. In 2020, 214,000 people with Aids died of tuberculosis (TB), though only about 50% were confirmed cases while the rest were uncertain. More people probably die of fungal disease than of TB, both in the context of Aids and generally.
Starting antiretroviral therapy early essential to battling not one, but two killers (post)
SAN ANTONIO (February 15, 2022) – Two weeks makes a big difference in treating the animal version of HIV and latent tuberculosis, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Southwest National Primate Research Center and colleagues report this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The finding is another piece in the puzzle of the complex interaction between HIV and tuberculosis (TB), and can help advance development of therapies and a combined vaccine for the two diseases in humans.
Tuberculosis: South Africa’s forgotten killer (post)
Sidelined during the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s deadliest disease has been working under cover.
Study uncovers high rate of subclinical TB among people with HIV (post)
The incidence of subclinical tuberculosis among people with HIV in a South African study was similar to the incidence of clinical TB, suggesting that guidelines recommending symptom-based screening may need to be updated, researchers said.
CROI 2022 TB round up (post)
Treatment Action Group (TAG) released an overview of TB data reported at the 29th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2022) held virtually on 12-16 February 2022. A summary of major findings and TAG’s take on them are available here.
Managing drug interactions in HIV and TB coinfection is complex (post)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health concern, especially when coupled with HIV. Individuals with HIV are more likely to become sick if they are coinfected with TB. Infections among individuals with TB include those in the following categories:
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