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CDC Details Multidrug-Resistant TB Outbreak in an Unlikely Spot

Kansas outbreak included kids born in the U.S., but most adults came from Micronesia and Guam

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Shorter TB Regimen Misses the Mark

But researchers still see potential for high-dose rifampicin-based treatment strategy

After Pushback, J&J Allows Generics of Its TB Drug

A Swiss non-profit will be allowed to bring generic bedaquiline to lower-income countries

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Lessons From the Tuberculosis Patient on the Lam

We can learn from the case now that she's receiving treatment

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Leading Through Crisis at the WHO

Soumya Swaminathan, MD, discusses COVID misinformation and being the WHO's first chief scientist

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Screen for Latent TB Infection, USPSTF Says

Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened

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FDA Approval Authority in Jeopardy? TB Hits the Casino; Sen. Blumenthal's Surgery

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Sutezolid With 3-Drug Combo Appears Safe and Effective in Multidrug-Resistant TB

Sutezolid may be a replacement for linezolid in these patients, researcher says

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TB Treatment Strategy Has Potential to Drastically Slash Therapy Duration

8-week regimen, with more for persistent cases, yields similar outcomes to 6-month standard

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Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Infant BCG Vaccine Protection

Most efficacy lost by age 5

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Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere TB Succeeds in Kids

Safe, less costly, and with similar efficacy, randomized trial in Africa and India finds

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Fewer Pills Plus Shorter Time: New Way to Control Drug-Resistant TB?

Randomized trial looks at three investigational regimens versus standard of care

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Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB

Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo

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Nitric Oxide, BCG, and COVID-19's Weakness

Clinical trials might reveal a common link

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BCG Vax: A Shot Against Lung Cancer in Native Populations?

60-year follow-up data from a vaccine trial found surprising results

Short-Course Tx Feasible for Preventing Active TB

Four months of rifampin non-inferior to standard 9-month isoniazid regimen

'Test and Treat' Programs Reduce HIV Infections

Multi-disease attack shows benefits across the board

TB Vaccine for T1D Study Stirs Controversy

Long-term data suggest BCG vaccine may alter immune attack

Dolutegravir Effective in TB-HIV Co-infected Patients

As integrase inhibitor regimen is rolled out, fears of drug-drug interactions lessened

Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek

Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk

Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR

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DOT Cuts Death During Multidrug Resistant TB Treatment

U.S. data analysis shows 77% reduction with directly observed therapy

Asthma Biologic, Rally Among ATS Highlights

Attendees to organize on Capitol Hill; will also hear benralizumab phase III results

Smells Like Tuberculosis?

Sensor study suggests breath samples might reveal disease

ESC: Mixed Results with Steroids in TB Pericarditis

BARCELONA -- Adding steroids to anti-tuberculosis treatment for patients with tuberculous pericarditis can reduce the risk of complication and the resulting hospital admission, but adding prednisolone to tuberculosis treatment did not reduce the risk of death, researchers said here.

Three-Drug Cocktail Has Promise in TB

MELBOURNE, Australia -- An experimental, three-drug tuberculosis treatment regimen demonstrated bactericidal activity in patients with drug-sensitive or multidrug-resistant disease, researchers reported here.

'Nose Knows' Devices Not Ready for Clinic

BARCELONA -- Within a decade, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer, asthma, and tuberculosis simply by having an electronic nose analyze a person's breath, researchers reported here.

TB No Barrier to Anti-TNF Treatment

WASHINGTON -- Patients being treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors who develop tuberculosis may safely reinstitute their biologic before completing the lengthy TB treatment regimen, a retrospective study suggested.

Persistent Pus in Ear May Signal Unusual TB

SAN DIEGO -- Ear involvement is a rare, but potentially devastating, manifestation of tuberculosis, as was shown in a case report presented here.

False-Positive TB Skin Tests Prevalent in U.S. Army

BETHESDA, Md. -- Clusters of positive tests for latent tuberculosis infection in the U.S. Army appear to reflect a high number of false-positive readings from a more than century-old skin test, researchers found.