Tuberculosis
Reasons for poor uptake of TB preventive therapy in South Africa
Authors: D P Baloyi, M G Anthony, K A Meyerson, S Mazibuko, D Wademan, L Viljoen, H Myburgh, K du Preez, M Osman, Y Hirsch-Moverman, S Charalambous, H Hausler, A C Hesseling, G Hoddinott Abstract: Background: South Africa has one the highest TB and HIV burdens...The Management of Infectious Diseases in Comorbidity with Tuberculosis
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) infection is instigated by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Before COVID-19, TB was the main cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide. MTB has infected about one-fourth of the global population. A six-month medication...Effectiveness of a Community-based Intervention to Prevent Childhood TB in Lesotho
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Child contact management (CCM) is a recognized strategy to prevent TB; however, implementation is suboptimal. PREVENT was a cluster-randomized trial that evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of a community-based intervention (CBI) to...
