Tag: Tuberculosis
Assay Can ID M. tuberculosis Resistance Mutations
Assay detects mutations associated with resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides
Change in Conversion Definition May Improve TB Detection
Increase from IFNγ <0.2 to >0.7 IU/mL would improve identification of those at risk of tuberculosis
Meta-Analysis Compares Efficacy of Therapies for Preventing TB
Isoniazid, rifampicin monotherapy, combination therapies can prevent active TB in latent TB infection
Multidrug-Resistant TB Set to Increase Through 2040
Increase in percentage of MDR tuberculosis, XDR tuberculosis in India, Philippines, Russia, S. Africa
Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Accurately Detect TB
Ensemble of AlexNet and GoogLeNet was best-performing classifier, with AUC of 0.99
Infection Risk Lower for Etanercept Vs Monoclonal Ab Rx
Findings from meta-analysis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Migrants Screened for Active TB Pose Negligible Transmission Risk
Screening, monitoring, treatment important in continuing downward trend of tuberculosis incidence
USPSTF Recommends Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening
Screening for LTBI in persons at increased risk of infection provides moderate net benefit
Slight Decline in U.S. Prevalence of Latent TB From 2000 to 2011
Higher risk groups include foreign born, close contact with TB case, certain racial/ethnic groups
CDC: Tuberculosis Decline in the United States Has Hit a Plateau
Agency reaffirms its commitment to eliminating the lung infection
