Items tagged with Pediatrics

TB potential risk factor for asthma in offspring (post)

Data included in this analysis are from the Respiratory Health in Northern Europe study, and they include asthma status, asthma-like symptoms, and other respiratory symptoms.

Community perspective on child-friendly medications for drug-resistant TB: importance, priorities and advocacy (post)

An editorial, published in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, elaborates on the need to advance child-friendly medications to treat pediatric drug-resistant TB.

The Union: Free online course on child TB diagnosis (post)

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) launched a new free online course on child TB diagnosis: Interpretation of chest X-rays (CXRs) in children with presumptive TB in high burden settings.

Assessing uptake of TB preventive treatment in Cameroon and Uganda (post)

The Lancet Global Health journal published two papers on October 30 showing the effectiveness and health economical impact of community-based intervention for household child contact management. Led by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), the CONTACT study for COmmunity iNtervention for Tuberculosis Active Contact Tracing and preventive therapy, was part of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)'s CaP-Tuberculosis (TB) Project.

New tool makes it easier to diagnose TB in children (post)

• Some 240,000 children worldwide die of tuberculosis every year, because the disease is often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed in time.
• An international research consortium led by LMU has now tested a rapid new analytical tool with partners in South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, and India.
• The tool, which needs just a small blood sample from the fingertip, has the potential to significantly improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children.

Munich, 31 October 2023 – Around 240,000 children worldwide die of tuberculosis every year. The disease is among the top ten causes of death in children under the age of five. One of the main reasons for this mortality is that tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed in time, particularly in regions with limited resources. A new diagnostic tool, which an international research consortium led by LMU medical scientists Laura Olbrich and Norbert Heinrich from the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LMU University Hospital Munich has tested as part of a large-scale study in five countries, offers significant progress in this area. The authors report on their findings in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

WHO launches new e-course on the management of TB in children and adolescents (post)

On World Children’s Day, that commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, WHO is announcing the launch of a new e-course on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents. The course will contribute towards ensuring universal access to TB prevention and care for children and adolescents.

New child-friendly formulation of rifapentine for short course TB prevention treatment now available as Unitaid and IMPAACT4TB launch an early market access vehicle (post)

More than 2 million children and adolescents lack preventive treatment for TB, which is needed for those living with HIV or exposed to TB at home. 

The harsh reality of multidrug-resistant TB in children (post)

Only about 12-16% of children and young adolescents with MDR-TB or rifampicin-resistant TB were diagnosed and treated in 2022. Diagnosing them is hard, and the treatment course is lengthy and side-effect-prone.

Johnson & Johnson's patent for paediatric TB drug rejected in India, move hailed as 'significant victory' for children (post)

New Delhi: In a big victory for TB activism and children suffering from TB in India, the country’s patent office rejected Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) patent application for the paediatric formulation of Bedaquiline on Friday, July 5.

Whispers in the wind: diagnosing TB in children (post)

Method for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) in children using modified FFP2 masks shows that children suffering from TB are unlikely to produce aerosols responsible for the transmission of this lung disease.