Tuberculosis

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Polls

Public Health

12/04/2019

Guidelines are in place so that the spread of tuberculosis (TB) infection is prevented and controlled in health care settings. Respond to our poll to let us know what your practice has done to limit the...

12/04/2019

Research Summaries

Research Summary

Adjunctive Dexamethasone Fails to Decrease Mortality for HIV-Positive Adults With Tuberculosis Meningitis

01/08/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

Clinicians generally treat HIV-associated tuberculosis meningitis with glucocorticoids, but little is known about its efficacy and safety.

01/08/2024

Tuberculosis

WHO Updates TB Prevention Guidelines

03/25/2020

The World Health Organization has updated its guidelines on tuberculosis preventive treatment with 18 new recommendations.

03/25/2020

Treatment

Most US Adults With MDR-TB Are Not Eligible for WHO’s Treatment Recommendations

03/13/2020

The WHO recommendation for a shorter multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimen was made based on successful clinical trials conducted in Asia and Africa. But researchers investigated whether US...

03/13/2020

Management

Researchers Call for Improvements to TB-Diabetes Management

03/04/2020

Investigators for the TANDEM Study assessed the clinical characteristics of individuals with both diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis. They found several areas for concern.

03/04/2020

Tuberculosis

All-Oral Combination Therapy May Shorten TB Treatment

12/03/2019

In an effort to find a shorter, more efficacious oral regimen to treat patients with drug-susceptible tuberculosis, authors of a new study analyzed the bactericidal activity and safety of several...

12/03/2019

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