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4 Mar 2010

TB–HIV coinfection: trial shows it is best to treat both infections at the same time

A South African trial confirms that there is no need to wait until TB treatment is complete before starting antiretroviral drugs for HIV. The death rate is lower when integrated therapy is given.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
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2 Mar 2010

New malaria treatment proves popular

But communications between health workers and mothers still need to be improved.
Source: Malaria Journal
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1 Mar 2010

In brief

Some recently published studies on the infectious diseases of poverty.
Source: Journal articles
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25 Feb 2010

Visceral leishmaniasis can be cured with a single drug dose

A trial in India found a single-infusion of amphotericin B to be as effective as a month-long course of treatment.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
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24 Feb 2010

New understanding of how two antibiotics attack drug-resistant strains of TB

Researchers have shown how viomycin and capreomycin bind with the ribosome of M. tuberculosis. With this knowledge it may be possible to develop new drugs.
Source: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
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10 Feb 2010

Buruli ulcer can be treated successfully without surgery

A trial, comparing two types of antibiotic treatment, has shown that – if the disease is diagnosed early – the ulcers can be healed without surgery.
Source: Lancet
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22 Jan 2010

Malaria test kits may save costs

A study in Tanzania suggests that the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can reduce overall drug and diagnostic costs by some 10–15%.
Source: PLoS ONE
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21 Jan 2010

Will patients be willing to pay up for the new malaria tests?

A Nigerian study examines patients’ willingness to pay for rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs).
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health
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19 Jan 2010

Tanzanian study finds only a minority of pregnant women use bednets in distribution programme

The poorest women are much less likely to be using an insecticide-treated net.
Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal
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12 Jan 2010

Evidence for an Effect of Fetal Growth on the Risk of Tuberculosis

Data from Sweden shows that lower birth weight is associated with increased susceptibility to TB.
Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases
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