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Determine LAM urine antigen TB test is highly cost-effective for use in hospitalised people living with HIV

The lateral-flow urine LAM test for tuberculosis – a simple inexpensive strip test for tuberculosis – is a feasible point-of-care test in hospitalised South African adults living

Published
27 July 2012
By
Theo Smart
TB diagnosis
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: TB symptom screening and linking to diagnosis and care

This edition looks at the practicalities of symptom screening and keeping track of patients during the diagnostic process.

Published
16 July 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB diagnosis
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: active TB case finding

The role of nurses and community health workers in the identification of TB in people living with HIV and in the wider community.

Published
09 July 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB diagnosis
UNITAID approves US$ 30 million for innovative project to roll out ground-breaking tuberculosis test at reduced cost

The executive board of UNITAID today approved funding of US$ 30 million to scale up access to a new diagnostic test for tuberculosis, Xpert MTB/RIF, and reduce the cost of its use.

Published
14 June 2012
From
UNITAID
TB diagnosis
Menssana research develops rapid point-of-care breath test for pulmonary tuberculosis

A rapid point-of-care breath test accurately detected active pulmonary tuberculosis, according to a report published in the journal “Tuberculosis.”

Published
01 June 2012
From
Menssana press release
TB diagnosis
New laboratory tests to enhance TB diagnosis: Microscopy, LAM and Xpert MTB/RIF used as a drug resistance test

The third in a series looking at the implications of new laboratory tests for TB diagnosis, particularly in people living with HIV.

Published
25 May 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Global health initiatives
UNITAID seeks innovative HIV, TB and malaria proposals

UNITAID is inviting letters of intent (LOI), or short conceptual presentations of a proposed project, on the topic of improving access to key preventive, diagnostic and treatment commodities for HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria through market-based approaches.  UNITAID works to negotiate low pricing for diagnostics and medication for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries.

Published
16 May 2012
From
Science Speaks
Tuberculosis and HIV
Ministers endorse declaration set to pave the way to zero TB deaths among miners in Southern Africa

Ministers of Health and Labour from the 15 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have endorsed a declaration on tuberculosis (TB) in the mining sector that is designed to drive a regional response to the issue.

Published
14 May 2012
From
Stop TB Partnership
TB diagnosis
Strengthening TB laboratory capacity to support active case finding

The role of new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in supporting active case finding for TB.

Published
14 May 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB diagnosis
WHO TB diagnostics may prevent more deaths than standard of care

World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended strategies for diagnosing tuberculosis would prevent more deaths than the standard approach now used in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, according to results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of people starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the WHO strategies cost less than the current approach.

Published
09 May 2012
From
International AIDS Society
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