Stellenbosch University
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Stellenbosch University
Published: Jan. 18, 2024, 9:39 p.m.·
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Treatment,
TB care
Two out of three adolescents diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) experience lung abnormalities even after successfully completing treatment for this disease.
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Stellenbosch University
Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 1:09 p.m.·
Tags:
Drug-resistant TB,
Diagnostics
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a global health threat due to high mortality, cost of treatment and risk of transmission. In 2021, there were an estimated 450 000 cases of DR-TB worldwide and 191 000 deaths. South Africa has one of the highest numbers of drug-resistant patients globally, but shockingly only 50% of these patients are started on treatment.
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Stellenbosch University
Published: June 2, 2019, 2:04 p.m.·
Tags:
Drug-resistant TB,
Treatment,
Scientific research
Scientists from Stellenbosch University are trying to conserve the life-saving treatment bedaquiline, by studying how the bacterium that causes TB can develop resistance to this drug.
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Stellenbosch University
Published: Sept. 6, 2018, 6:59 p.m.·
Tags:
Drug-resistant TB,
Treatment,
Pediatrics,
HIV coinfection
The results of a large, international systematic review published in the journal PLOS Medicine show that tuberculosis treatment is successful in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The study was used to inform the World Health Organization guidelines on treatment of MDR-TB in children.
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Stellenbosch University
Published: Jan. 29, 2016, 3:51 p.m.·
Tags:
Scientific research
Preventing the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium from producing its own vitamin could be key in the battle against the disease, according to a study done at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU).
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