Items tagged with Pediatrics
CROI 2023 TB research round up (post)
Treatment Action Group (TAG) released an overview of TB research data reported at the 30th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2023) held on 19-22 February 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Highlights include the much-anticipated results of the SimpliciTB trial; additional analyses of the two-month TB treatment regimen studied in the TRUNCATE-TB trial; and the first clinical trial data on sutezolid since 2012.
New algorithms could improve pediatric TB diagnosis (post)
Tuberculosis stands as one of the leading causes of death among young people across the world. Modeling studies suggest that in over 96% of the deadly cases involving children younger than 15 years old, the infected child did not receive treatment.
Union webinar: We must find TB, to end TB (post)
On 4 April 2023, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) will host a webinar 'We must find TB, to end TB' to share its expertise, experience, and resources on TB in children and adolescents.
The part we often forget: Care for children and teens with advanced HIV disease (post)
A new article in the Journal of the International AIDS Society highlights the urgent need for a clear strategy to prevent and treat advanced HIV disease in children and teens.
Pediatric TB may affect lung functioning, growth later in life (post)
A new study shows that young children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis are at an increased risk of subsequent wheezing, poor lung function, and reduced height and weight later in their childhood.
Opinion: No more excuses — we can end TB in children (post)
Every year, 1.2 million children develop tuberculosis — an airborne, deadly disease that has been around for centuries. Even worse, more than half of these children are never diagnosed, much less treated, and 18% do not survive.
Webinar: Results of consensus process on inclusion of children in TB diagnostics development and evaluation (post)
Over the last year, stakeholders from academia, industry, government, funding agencies, and advocacy groups completed a consensus process on how to include children and adolescents in TB diagnostic development and evaluation.
TDR and WHO announce TDA4Child, an operational research package to generate data on treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary TB in children (post)
15 May 2023 | Geneva: TDR (the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases) and WHO's Global Tuberculosis Programme announce the availability of an operational research package to evaluate the performance, feasibility, acceptability and impact of treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in children.
Vitamin D deficiency more common in children with TB: Study (post)
The study, recently published in the journal Cureus, also found that a severe form of vitamin D deficiency -- less than 10 nanogrammes per millilitre (ng/mL) -- was higher among children with TB.
Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must extend beyond early childhood (post)
Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study.
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