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Tuberculosis control in India — time to think beyond DOTS

TB control in India is at a critical juncture. The routine, basic DOTS program has been scaled-up and may have reached its limits because TB incidence is not declining. Therefore, innovative solutions are needed to go beyond current gains and address the challenges of private sector engagement and drug-resistant TB, and leverage the potential of the private sector to help achieve the new goal of universal access.

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11 hours ago
From
Science Speaks
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
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
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB services
CDC report on U.S. TB drug shortage reflects local and global challenges

According to an article in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the 26 health departments handling about 75 percent of the United States tuberculosis caseload have confronted multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, with 21 of those departments — more than 80 percent – facing obstacles to getting the medicine necessary to treat it.

Published
21 January 2013
From
Science Speaks
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
TB prevention
HIV and TB in Practice: Moving towards combination TB prevention

This article looks at research on TB prevention, in particular the move towards combination TB prevention.

Published
06 August 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
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