tuberculosis Archives

tuberculosis

4-drug combination regimen effective for TB

April 11, 2011

Compared to separate drug administration, a 4-drug combination regimen had comparable effectiveness in patients with tuberculosis according to a study in JAMA. Read more at http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/14/1415.abstract.

Dosing strategy may reduce toxicity of TB treatment

December 31, 2014

Giving patients with tuberculosis (TB) lower doses of the bedaquiline together with verapamil might lead to the same antibacterial effects as higher toxic doses of bedaquiline, according to…

New options for fighting the global disease of tuberculosis

February 4, 2015

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one third of the world’s population is infected with TB, and…

Nurse Wins Prize For Research On Benefits Of Faster Tuberculosis Testing

August 15, 2017

There was a time when Chenai Mathabire read Vogue, watched beauty pageants on TV and fantasized about being a supermodel. Today she helps the sick and injured as…

Nurses play a vital role in monitoring and caring for people with TB

January 11, 2008

Andrew Speaker probably never expected to become the object of a media frenzy. But the story of the transatlantic traveler—initially diagnosed with extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB)—is one…

Tuberculin skin test interpretations

August 8, 2022

Do you know the magic number? Takeaways: Follow your organization’s policies and procedures for interpreting TB skin test results and stay up-to-date on the most recent guidelines and…