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Guam Department of Education, Public Health report tuberculosis case at Simon Sanchez High School
The Guam Department of Education is taking action after a confirmed case of pulmonary tuberculosis was identified at Simon ...
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TB case at Simon Sanchez High prompts testing
A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Simon Sanchez High School has prompted testing for those who may have been in contact with the individual, the Guam Department of Education ...
Clinical trial finds three new ways to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis
The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...
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Shorter Treatment Regimens Recommended for Tuberculosis
HealthDay News — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Thoracic Society and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, updated ...
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The Early Diagnosis of Minimal Pulmonary Tuberculosis
In 250 patients, 7 active cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were found. Of these patients, none had a history of contact, 4 had positive sputums, 6 had no physical findings, 3 had an increased ...
Molecular bacterial load assay: Method predicts effectiveness of tuberculosis therapy
Emerging drug-resistant strains are posing significant challenges to the global fight against tuberculosis (TB) and it is a critical task to detect treatment failure as early as possible.