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Three per cent of TB cases in Lisbon found to be extensively drug-resistant

Three per cent of TB cases diagnosed at one of Lisbon’s major hospitals between 2003 and 2007 were extensively drug-resistant, and there was a strong

Published
13 August 2008
By
Derek Thaczuk
Recreational drug use
New TB/HIV guidelines released to improve care and treatment of drug users

Global experts called on health and justice officials throughout the world to provide TB and HIV care and treatment for drug users during a press

Published
07 August 2008
By
Theo Smart
Tuberculosis and HIV
HIV programme in Western Kenya successfully delivers isoniazid preventive therapy to thousands

Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) can be successfully delivered by HIV treatment programmes to thousands of people according to a report from the USAID-AMPATH care programme

Published
05 August 2008
By
Theo Smart
Adherence
Earlier ART benefits HIV/TB co-infected patients in Iran; Argentinian study yields uncertain results

Iranian and Argentinean researchers presented contradictory evidence on the risks of delaying antiretroviral therapy in people receiving TB treatment at the XVII International AIDS Conference

Published
04 August 2008
By
Derek Thaczuk
Tuberculosis and HIV
Getting the formula right to deliver HIV services, including ART, to TB patients with HIV

TB programmes and clinics face significant hurdles linking people with TB who they test and diagnose with HIV to other HIV services included antiretroviral therapy

Published
24 July 2008
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
Improving HIV diagnosis in TB patients: new approaches bearing fruit

A growing number of programmes in PEPFAR-focus countries have introduced provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling for TB patients, according to reports at the HIV Implementers'

Published
24 July 2008
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
Plans to harmonise data collection and reporting of TB/HIV collaborative activities

WHO, UNAIDS, PEPFAR and the Global Fund have agreed to simplify and harmonise the data they ask of programmes regarding the implementation of collaborative HIV/TB

Published
24 July 2008
By
Theo Smart
Tuberculosis and HIV
Programmes gradually adopting TB/HIV activities, as funding and technical partners harmonise monitoring and evaluation

Bit by bit, measures to provide improved care for people with or at risk for TB/HIV are being introduced into countries with high burdens of

Published
24 July 2008
By
Theo Smart
Tuberculosis and HIV
Programmes begin to nurture much needed TB/HIV advocacy

Community engagement and grass-roots level activism and demand for TB/HIV services can be developed with a little encouragement, according to presentations at the HIV Implementers’

Published
24 July 2008
By
Theo Smart
Tuberculosis and HIV
Differing causes of lung infections in HIV-positive patients: implications for diagnosis and treatment

The underlying cause of respiratory infections that cannot be detected using standard sputum tests differs between Asia and Africa, according to French research published in

Published
15 July 2008
By
Michael Carter
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