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MISSOURI: Senate Passes Bill to Increase Tuberculosis Screenings and Penalize Spreading the Disease

On February 14, the Missouri Senate voted unanimously to approve a bill requiring TB screening for more people and allow prosecution of those who spread the disease.

Published
21 February 2013
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
TB prevention
Latent TB germs can hide in marrow cells, study says

Scientists have found a hiding place in the body where bacteria that cause tuberculosis may take refuge — a clue that could one day help target treatments more effectively and surmount a major obstacle to eradicating the global epidemic.

Published
20 February 2013
From
Boston Globe
TB prevention
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: Pregnancy and TB/HIV

This article explains how to prevent and treat TB in pregnant women to protect both mother and child.

Published
14 February 2013
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB vaccine
Revived search for a TB vaccine may be about to pay off

After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year.

Published
04 February 2013
From
Reuters
Drug-resistant TB
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: Drug-resistant TB

This article summarises the key recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB for nurses, and highlights examples of best practice in their care.

Published
28 January 2013
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB transmission
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: TB infection control

This article provides practical information for nurses on TB infection control.

Published
14 January 2013
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: Starting ART for treatment and prevention in people with active TB and HIV

This article provides information for nurses on starting HIV treatment for people with HIV and active TB.

Published
29 November 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB prevention
Risk of recurrence of active TB is high for people with HIV

People living with HIV who have a history of active tuberculosis (TB) have a significant risk of the recurrence of the disease, investigators report in the online

Published
22 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
TB treatment
20 million lives saved through TB care and control

An estimated 20 million people are alive today as a direct result of tuberculosis (TB) care and control, according to the WHO Global tuberculosis report 2012.

Published
17 October 2012
From
WHO
Tuberculosis and HIV
TB control – a “common responsibility”, says ECDC Director

“We must embrace the concept of common responsibility between high burden and low burden countries, creating a platform for a truly global action against TB’, concluded the ECDC Director. ‘This is why I am particularly pleased that ECDC and the European Respiratory Society have developed 21 patient-centred standards that aim to guide clinicians and public health workers in their daily work to ensure optimal diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB in the EU”.

Published
04 September 2012
From
ECDC press release
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