Drug-resistant TB occurs when bacteria become resistant to the drugs used to treat TB. This means that the drug can no longer kill the TB bacteria. Drug-resistant TB (DR TB) is spread the same way that drug-susceptible TB is spread.
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🔴 #EnDirecto | Declaración conjunta del Presidente Gustavo Petro y el Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken. https://t.co/RwLp5p0avr
“Terminology used to divide the world into the haves and the have nots has continually changed since colonial times … But every new term continues to imply and allude to an inherent unevenness”
📣 New Editorial on labels in global health & development ➡️ https://t.co/3rBEUxUq0j
How is #TB spread? TB bacteria are spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.
Detection of monkeypox is a timely reminder that preparedness is crucial. A new health threat could emerge anywhere in the world at any time. Countries need to respond quickly and effectively. Here’s what you should know now. 1/thread
Would rapid triage & biomarker-based confirmatory tests enhance TB diagnosis? See
Evaluation of Host Protein Biomarkers by ELISA From Whole Lysed Peripheral Blood for Development of Diagnostic Tests for Active Tuberculosis @KempsellKaren@FrontImmunol https://t.co/cO2ABw0e89
Line probe assays for detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis: interpretation and reporting manual for laboratory staff and clinicians
@WHO
https://t.co/2X4ncn63K4
Are we underestimating the annual risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high-burden settings?
@davidwdowdy & @mbehr_mcgill
https://t.co/gbF6ECiyeW
@WHO#BreakingNews "6-month BPaLM regimen – comprising bedaquiline,
pretomanid, linezolid (600 mg) and moxifloxacin – may be used programmatically in MDR/RR-TB
patients .... in place of the 9-month regimen or the longer (≥18 months) regimen." @MSFsci@MSF_uk@LSHTM_TB
Starting a new patient on #TB treatment. This is all the tablets they need to take for just one week - 10 tablets a day! It’s just too much! We desperately need more tolerable regimes already ��🥺
Hey guys! The next meeting of @Somos_TB is TUESDAY MAY 10 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. This is a Spanish-language #tuberculosis support group for people in the USA. Just like our existing “Support Space” in English on Monday nights. PLEASE let people know! #WeAreTB#TBfreeUSA#EndTB
Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda.
Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children.
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