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(HealthDay News) — Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States, according to a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background. The World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in seriously ill human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...

Copenhagen — At the World Conference on Lung Health this week, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released data from our operational research highlighting that using the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

With around 1.5 million deaths a year, Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest infectious disease. Over the years, the infection has developed resistance against Rifampicin, a standardized drug that is ...

Tamil Nadu is now revisiting its tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic algorithm to focus on the “known clinically vulnerable population”, and offer them upfront screening using chest X-rays, in view of the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Though lung is the most common site of infection but almost any organ in the human body can be affected. Total burden ...

In an effort to curb the high incident cases of Tuberculosis in Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) and the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have ...