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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
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Health problems
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: non-communicable diseases, HIV and TB

Conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, and awareness of these conditions in people living with HIV and/or TB.

Published
18 May 2012
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
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
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB services
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: integration and decentralisation

The drive towards decentralisation and integration of HIV services from the point of view of those delivering those services, nurses and community health workers.

Published
17 April 2012
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
Investing in national TB programmes has a real impact on burden of the disease

Investment in national tuberculosis (TB) programmes improves TB detection rates, a study published in a special supplement of the Journal of Infectious Diseases shows. Investigators found that each additional

Published
05 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
TB diagnosis
A low CD4 cell count, weight and haemoglobin can identify which HIV-positive patients are more likely to have undiagnosed TB

Undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) is common among patients receiving routine HIV care in South Africa, a study published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency

Published
04 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
TB services
Towards TB elimination: ECDC and ERS introduce new guidelines on tuberculosis care in Europe

Today, the European Respiratory Society and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control publish their jointly developed European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care. The 21 patient-centered standards aim to guide clinicians and public health workers to ensure optimal diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in Europe - with nearly 74,000 reported TB cases in the EU/EEA in 2010 clearly showing that TB remains a public health challenge across the region.

Published
01 April 2012
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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
TB diagnosis
Diagnosing and preventing TB in children

In the second part of this series, HATIP looks at diagnosing and preventing TB in children.

Published
30 March 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB services
Limited provision of TB services in prison in countries receiving Global Fund grants

Only 50% of countries in receipt of grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provide tuberculosis (TB) services in prisons, according to research

Published
30 March 2012
By
Michael Carter
TB services
New UK guidance points the way to tackling tuberculosis among hard-to-reach groups

New public health guidance from NICE published today, ahead of World TB day (24 March), provides a blueprint for improving the way tuberculosis (TB) is identified and managed among groups of people who are hard to reach through traditional health care services.

Published
26 March 2012
From
NICE press release
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