We have all heard of antibodies – proteins produced by our bodies to bind to viruses or bacteria, marking them for ...

Objectives The WHO currently recommends stool testing using GeneXpert MTB/Rif (Xpert) for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis (TB). The simple one-step (SOS ...

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2 UCL Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London/Camden Primary Care Trust, London, UK Background: The control of ...

Current experimental TB vaccines in adults are designed to target conventional peptide-specific CD4 + and CD8 + T cells. However, this strategy does not appear to be promising as these vaccines ...

Also, the Global Fund financed Project Axshya worked on the principle of community participation in TB care and control. One of the major activities in the project was active case finding for TB using ...

Aim To study the effect of the duration of anti-tubercular treatment (ATT) on the recurrence of uveitis associated with latent tuberculosis (TB). Methods Retrospective review of all consecutive ...

Is Hamilton County the next Statehouse target? In recent years, Hamilton County cities have found themselves on the same side as Indianapolis in facing local control fights on issues including ...

A strong partnership approach is also said to be strengthening TB control in Pembrokeshire, with vets and farmers controlling TB through data provision and education. Building on the ...

Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 cases ...

“The tone implies that things are happening around and to Target that are out of its control.” Both Spieckerman and Saunders described the message as unfocused. “It’s a really jumbled email,” Saunders ...