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Multidrug-resistant TB in children is rising: Urgent global action needed
Researchers analyzed global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among children and adolescents, revealing ...
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Old Foes, New Challenges
[83] Suppression of the immune system (e.g., due to HIV coinfection, aging, cancer immunosuppressive drugs) can lead to reactivation (secondary TB), which is associated with extensive tissue ...
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South Gwinnett High School student tests positive for TB, faculty and students to be tested
A student at South Gwinnett High School is diagnosed with tuberculosis and now over a hundred students and staff will undergo testing after being exposed. Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that ...
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Efficacy of Isoniazid Prophylactic Therapy in Prevention of Tuberculosis in Children
Two of the eight studies used INH for prevention of primary infection; three studies used it for secondary prevention of TB, and the remaining three for both primary and secondary prevention.