Jay Achar

Doctor, Infectious Diseases Specialist, TB/HIV, epidemiologist, #rstats - views are my own

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

Learning more about TB transmission is crucial to help us reduce its devastating impact on our communities.

https://t.co/1vD3ZFxBqv

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

🧵 New article alert:

Using a novel device, we detected aerosolised #tuberculosis DNA from the cough of symptomatic people in South African primary care clinics. Why might this lead to important progress in preventing TB transmission? @karolinskainst

https://t.co/1vD3ZFxBqv

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

This might also be consistent with other research findings suggesting significant transmission originates from people with less florid disease. Regardless, being able to measure this in the clinic might be transformational to our understanding of TB #transmission.

[LSHTM TB Centre @LSHTM_TB]

Management of individuals exposed to multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/8Po7RNMpqs

[McGill TB Centre @McGill_TB]

McGill Journal of Medicine (MJM) MedTalks invites you to their second live podcast episode!

https://t.co/wXYgiwZ4TO

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

@docwak77 @MSFsci @MSF_uk @AzG_nl @catherineeberry @LSHTM_TB @UCLGlobalHealth @UCL_CCM @mckiremba @DNDi @MaggieNyang Congratulations Bern!

[PLOS Medicine @PLOSMedicine]

Claire J. Calderwood and team examine the prevalence of HIV, malnutrition, and non-communicable diseases among households with a member affected by tuberculosis in East and Southern Africa.
@clairecaldrwood @KatharinaKranz4 @THRU_ZIM @LSHTM_TB @EraseTb
https://t.co/7aZORQY0C9

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

Could blood transcriptional profiles predict #TB aerosol detection? Optimising aerosol #research and linking it to transmission is a key step to targeting preventive interventions better #EndTB https://t.co/7tZdQtpU7Y

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

@con_meehan @CLIME_group would anyone in the group be interested?

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

Do I know any mycobacterial lab managers? I've started looking at #Xpert machine CSV reports and find them hard to analyse. Do you know of any tools for reformatting or analysing these reports? #tuberculosis #bsl3 #lab

[FIND @FINDdx]

📢 We are deeply saddened by the news of @MSF_access potentially closing. For over 25 years, this campaign has been crucial in making essential health products affordable and available for all.
We urge @MSF to reconsider this decision.
Read our open letter:https://t.co/kPeoVaAZ4h

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

The @MSF decision to close @MSF_access is heartbreaking. I used to work closely with @MSF_access and saw the incredibly durable impact they had for the most vulnerable. It seems I'm not the only one who's shocked https://t.co/8OIb4fVfo9… @cdmitpih @PIH @TAGTeam_Tweets @UNITAID

[Emily Kendall @emilyakendall]

New work in @LancetGH showing how improvements to TB treatment regimens could offset higher drug costs by improving care and reducing costs for patients and health systems: https://t.co/0Z1gSMhToN.
Work was led by @rycktessman and informed WHO's target TB regimen profiles.

[Sabine Verkuijl @SabineVerkuijl]

Just out: @WHO e-course on the management of TB in children and adolescents focusing on interventions and programmatic implementation considerations along the cascade of TB care and prevention
https://t.co/F1nYTBZXIn
@KerriViney @TerezaKasaeva @mavhunga_farai @tizmasini

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

My first infra-red print is up on the wall today!! A panoramic view of #TableMountain from #LionsHead with Camps Bay and the #CapeTown city filling out the edges. DM if you're interested in getting one! #fr #SouthAfrica #pano

[LSHTM TB Centre @LSHTM_TB]

Inaugural Lecture @Rein_Houben Free & open to all
🏛️ LSHTM or 💻 online
📅 Thursday 25 April 2024
⏰ 17:30 - 18:30 BST
https://t.co/hXoOPs7AEq

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

A great day out hiking with the family around #LionsHead and #Signal Hill in #CapeTown. Too sunny for colour, so an infra-red panorama with Camps Bay, #TableMountain and the City of Cape Town. What a stunning city!!

[Jay Achar @dr_jay_a]

Very happy to receive some Easter gifts from @karolinskainst - not chocolates this time but some new devices for detecting aerosolised #TB. Looking forward to testing them in our clinics and aerosol chambers! To #EndTB we must learn how to interrupt transmission! @StopTB_ETT