Respiratory Infections News

In an article recently published in The Lancet, WHO researchers outlined and detailed the organization’s new strategy to achieve worldwide eradication of tuberculosis.

Xpert assay provided better sensitivity for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children when compared with microscopy, and its scale-up will improve access to tuberculosis diagnostics for children, according to study results.

CDC data from 2014 suggest that new tuberculosis cases within the United States have reached an all-time low, with an estimated 200,000 cases prevented by national control efforts since 1993.

Researchers reported in The Lancet that the novel regimen PaMZ showed superior bactericidal activity in tuberculosis compared with standard care over the course of 8 weeks, moving one step closer to possibly shortening treatment for patients with the disease.

The incidence of new tuberculosis cases in the United States in 2014 decreased 2.2% from 2013, but is the smallest decline in more than a decade, according to new data.

Certain CT findings may help distinguish between pulmonary tuberculosis and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in transplant recipients, according to recent data.

A culture-based screening algorithm may significantly reduce the incidence of tuberculosis among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States, according to CDC researchers.

Use of oral swab specimens successfully identified up to 90% of confirmed tuberculosis cases, offering a viable alternative to sputum samples, according to the results of a small, proof-of-concept study.

SEATTLE — In contrast to previous hypotheses, HIV-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis appear to have an important function in the onward transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to findings presented at CROI 2015.

SEATTLE — The majority of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in South Africa appear to result from transmission of clustered drug-resistant strains, according to data presented at CROI 2015.