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Manhiça Tuberculosis Initiative.
Working towards improving TB control through the development of new diagnostic tools, treatments & vaccines.
We are a team based in between Barcelona at @isglobal.org and Manhiça @manhica_cism
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Intensified Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - PubMed
Current clinical trial evidence does not support the use of intensified TBM treatment in adults. However, these analyses are limited by diverse TBM case definitions, absence of MRC grading at enrollme...
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Enhancing tuberculosis treatment support: A thematic analysis of interactive messages in a digital adherence technology trial to identify needs, challenges, and strategies for improvement - PubMed
This study highlights the importance of personalized, empathetic communication, and reliable technology to enhance the effectiveness of DATs. Future DAT solutions should prioritize technological relia...
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· 6d
Costs of 4 Months of Rifampin Versus 2 Months of Double-dose Rifampin for Tuberculosis Infection: Post-Hoc Analysis of a Phase 2b Randomized Trial - PubMed
Most costs associated with TPT are due to medications and the baseline treatment initiation visit. TPT regimens requiring fewer follow-up visits may reduce overall cost, but the magnitude of this redu...
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WHO announces landmark changes in treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB)- Module 4: treatment and care, consolidating all previous guidelines into a single comprehensive doc...
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Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), st...
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Analysis of risk factors of low cardiac output syndrome after pericardiectomy for tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: A retrospective study
Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) is the leading cause of death after cardiac surgery. Studies have shown that 24% of postoperative mortality in pati…
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Sex differences in the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based immunoreactivity surveys
Men have higher M tuberculosis immunoreactivity risk than women, which is likely to
be a key driver of the sex differences in global tuberculosis morbidity and mortality.
This difference could be due ...
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· Sep 9
Performance of a Novel Stool Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pediatric Tuberculosis Detection in Sub-Saharan Africa
AbstractBackground. Children have paucibacillary tuberculosis and cannot provide expectorated sputum. Invasive specimen collection, by gastric aspiration o
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· Sep 5
Medical Research Fellow, Area of Tuberculosis - Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education. ISGlobal has a b...
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· Sep 5
Gaps in TB-related knowledge and practices: An assessment of health care seeking behavior among adults with HIV and caregivers of paediatric patients with presumptive TB symptoms in Manhiça district, ...
Although tuberculosis is a preventable and treatable disease, its management has been challenging for tuberculosis control and prevention programs in low- and middle- income countries such as Mozambiq...
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