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Alternative Methods of Smear Collection Are Effective at Diagnosing TB
July 12, 2011 — Two new studies have important implications for the ways in which diagnosis for the endemic infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB), can be done in poor ... > full story -
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Invasive Diagnostic Procedure for Children With Cystic Fibrosis Does Not Improve Outcomes, Study Finds
July 12, 2011 — Compared to a standard diagnostic procedure, infants with cystic fibrosis who received treatment based on a diagnostic procedure involving obtaining and culturing fluid samples from the lungs did not ... > full story -
Combination Therapy as Good as Old Regimen to Prevent Full-Blown TB in People With/without HIV
July 6, 2011 — Scientists have further compelling evidence that new, simpler and shorter treatments with antibiotic drugs could dramatically help prevent tens of millions of people worldwide already infected with ... > full story -
Scientists Develop a Fatty 'Kryptonite' to Defeat Multidrug-Resistant 'Super Bugs'
June 16, 2011 — "Super bugs," which can cause wide-spread disease and may be resistant to most, if not all, conventional antibiotics, still have their weaknesses. A team of Canadian scientists discovered that ... > full story -
Dangerous Bacteria Found on Cell Phones of Hospital Patients
May 31, 2011 — Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of health-care workers, according to a new ... > full story -
PET Scans Predict Effectiveness of Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in HIV Patients
May 24, 2011 — New research shows that the use of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography scans can help to determine earlier if treatment for tuberculosis is working or if the disease is ... > full story -
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Simple Face Masks Could Significantly Prevent Spread of TB to Non-Infected Patients
May 17, 2011 — Face masks worn by patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) may be able to significantly cut transmission rates to non-infected patients, according to a new study. The study was conducted in a ... > full story -
Sharing Musical Instruments Means Sharing Germs
May 12, 2011 — Disease-causing bacteria can survive for days on wind instruments and may thus contribute to sickness in people who play wind instruments, especially students who share instruments, report ... > full story -
Private Market for Tuberculosis Drugs: Big and Messy, but a Necessary Partner in Stopping the TB Epidemic, Study Finds
May 4, 2011 — The private tuberculosis drug market, which has irregular practices that could be driving treatment failures and the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, is now shown to be as large as the ... > full story -
Tuberculosis Discovery Paves Way for Drugs That Prevent Lung Destruction
April 25, 2011 — Scientists have identified a key enzyme responsible for destroying lung tissue in tuberculosis. Drugs that inhibit this enzyme are already available, meaning that the finding could lead quickly to ... > full story
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