Zahra Masoud
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Zahra Masoud
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 1:23 p.m.·
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TB care
Fluticasone/salmeterol treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be associated with a higher risk of active tuberculosis (TB), according to a study published in BMC Infectious Diseases.
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Zahra Masoud
Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 10:45 p.m.·
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Drug-resistant TB
In most settings, children and adults are at equal risk of developing multidrug resistant (MDR) or rifampicin resistant (RR) tuberculosis (TB), but there are important gaps in data that limit this understanding, according to a study that was recently published in the European Respiratory Journal.
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Zahra Masoud
Published: April 16, 2020, 12:59 a.m.·
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HIV coinfection,
Treatment
Darunavir/ritonavir administered with rifampicin causes hepatotoxicities in people living with HIV, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
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Zahra Masoud
Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 9:16 p.m.·
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Latent TB
In patients without a contraindication, rifampicin may be the safest treatment option for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to results of a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Zahra Masoud
Published: Aug. 30, 2019, 11:11 p.m.·
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Treatment
As a result of low drug resistance in pleural tuberculosis (TB), treatment regimens of pleural TB may include fewer drugs and maintain appropriate levels of efficaciousness, according to a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.
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Zahra Masoud
Published: April 26, 2019, 12:13 a.m.·
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HIV coinfection,
Treatment
Dolutegravir in combination with 2 non-nucleot(s)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) is well tolerated and may produce rapid virologic and immunologic responses in patients with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV who have not previously received treatment , according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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