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A shorter TB preventive therapy regimen that’s not ready for primetime yet

As reported here on aidsmap, a major clinical trial has now shown that a 12-week course of rifapentine (900 mg) plus isoniazid (900 mg) once weekly treatment

Published
02 June 2011
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB prevention
Tuberculosis Presents Double Threat to Women With HIV in Zambia

Justina Banda, 44,says that because she is HIV-positive, it makes her extra prone to tuberculosis, TB. She has had TB three times, most recently last year. 

Published
02 June 2011
From
Global Press Institute
TB prevention
New regimen prevents TB in 12 weekly doses

A large trial has shown that a 12-week course of combination treatment for latent tuberculosis is just as effective as a nine-month course of isoniazid in countries

Published
17 May 2011
By
Keith Alcorn
TB prevention
Research offers simpler, effective treatment option for latent TB infection

Results from one of the largest U.S. government clinical trials on tuberculosis preventive therapy to date suggest that treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection – normally a difficult and lengthy regimen – may soon be easier than ever before in countries with low-to-medium incidence of TB.

Published
16 May 2011
From
US CDC
TB diagnosis
South Africa: Poor Response to TB and HIV

Health Department programmes have failed to screen HIV-positive people for TB and to protect them from getting the bacterial infection.

Published
24 March 2011
From
AllAfrica
TB prevention
ZIMBABWE: Fighting Past Fear to Treat TB

In the dusty streets of Bulawayo's densely populated townships, Susan Nkiwane is making house calls today. She is one of a group of twelve women who form a fragile web of support for TB sufferers in her community.

Published
24 March 2011
From
Inter Press Service
TB prevention
ETHIOPIA: Reducing TB risk in Addis Ababa

Health officials in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, are concerned about the spread of tuberculosis in the city's crowded public transport networks and tightly packed "DSTV [satellite television] houses" where ardent fans come to watch English and Spanish football.

Published
23 March 2011
From
IRIN Plus News
TB prevention
Spurring community engagement to ensure the proper implementation of the Three I’s for TB/HIV

WHO and civil society organisations met to examine ways of promoting greater community engagement to ensure implementation of Three I’s for TB/HIV in southern Africa.

Published
17 March 2011
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
A research agenda for TB

Kevin M. DeCock, MD, director of the Center for Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks with Science Speaks about the fight against TB.

Published
16 March 2011
From
Science Speaks
TB prevention
Study shows a serious risk of side effects when having latent tuberculosis therapy over age 65

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A new study found that there is a serious increased risk of side effects requiring hospitalization in people over the age of 65 who are going through latent tuberculosis infection therapy, according to a study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Published
10 January 2011
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
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