Tuberculosis
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Honoring Dr. Paul Farmer: Dr. Serena Koenig shares her memories of working with him
Dr. Farmer and his colleagues at Partners in Health started the HIV Equity Initiative, which was one of the first programs in the world to provide...
From the Journals
Overseas TB testing, treatment of U.S. immigrants reduces spread
From the Journals
Video-observed therapy tied to medication adherence in tuberculosis patients
Video monitoring methods could include tools such as videophones, computer software, and smartphone apps like FaceTime.
Feature
COVID-19 causes major interruption in global HIV progress
“We’ve been set back by COVID but we’ve seen remarkable resilience, a lot of innovation and creativity.”
Conference Coverage
Resistant TB: Adjustments to BPaL regimen reduce AEs, not efficacy
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Drug-resistant TB trial stopped early after successful results
Conference Coverage
Pediatric TB – more work needed, especially with HIV-coinfection
Conference Coverage
Are long-acting injectables the future of TB treatment?
Conference Coverage
Methotrexate users need tuberculosis tests in high-TB areas
Those taking corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants are at particularly high risk, a systematic review of literature finds.
Conference Coverage
Should ART for HIV be initiated prior to tuberculosis testing results?
Opinion
Antituberculosis drugs in pregnancy and lactation