Ed Susman

Sutezolid with 3-drug combo appears safe and effective in multidrug-resistant TB

SEATTLE, February 22, 2023 -- Adding the oxazolidinone antibiotic sutezolid to a three-drug combination appeared to be safe and effective for people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), according to a dose-finding phase II study.

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Smartphone image analysis OK for TB diagnosis

Tuberculosis diagnosis based on cellphone camera photos of chest-rays appeared accurate enough to be of use in resource-poor areas, researchers reported at the virtual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

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CROI 2019: TB preventive therapy safe in pregnant women

SEATTLE – Pregnant women who are infected with HIV and are at risk of tuberculosis co-infection can undergo isoniazid prevention therapy without causing harm to themselves or their babies, researchers suggested here.

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Prednisone attenuates IRIS in people with TB and HIV

SEATTLE — Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may avoid development of sometimes fatal complications when treatment is initiated, researchers reported here.

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Daily TB treatment better than intermittent

DURBAN, South Africa, July 21 – Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis as well as HIV do better in combating tuberculosis with an intensified daily regimen rather than intermittent therapy that delivers less medicine, researchers reported here.

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Direct transmission seems to drive XDR-TB

BOSTON, February 28 -- A person-by-person tracing process pinpointed transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) to households and hospitals, researchers reported here.

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TB prophylaxis benefits HIV patients

Treatment with the anti-tuberculosis agent isoniazid appeared to protect HIV-infected individuals who live in areas where tuberculosis is highly prevalent -- at least for the short-term, two research teams found.

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Efavirenz works in kids with both HIV and TB

Children coinfected with HIV and tuberculosis appear to suppress both infections when treated with standard TB regimens and an efavirenz-based HIV regimen, researchers said here at the International AIDS Conference.

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