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Africa: Test Could Ease Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children
SciDev.Net, 16 June 2014
A new genetic test for tuberculosis (TB) could dramatically improve the accuracy of diagnoses of infected children in developing countries, although a simple diagnostic kit could… Read more »
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Africa: Better Child TB Diagnosis On the Horizon
UNIRIN, 5 June 2014
Accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis among children is notoriously difficult because the bacteria causing the disease tend to be detectable in the sputum only of adults, and because… Read more »
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South Africa: Expert Warns Doctors on TB
Stellenbosch University, 2 June 2014
An international expert on tuberculosis has warned about the danger of doctors prescribing incorrect or too little medication for TB. This dramatically hikes the chances of… Read more »
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Africa: TB Research Underway to Save Infected Babies
Reporter, 31 May 2014
New research at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University is studying the effects of tuberculosis (TB) drug therapy in children less than a year old. Read more »
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South Africa: Childhood TB Cases Spark Calls for Wider Screening
Health-e, 15 April 2014
Refilwe Mosito is a security guard at Soshanguve Block BB Clinic outside Pretoria. She is also a new mother to a seven-month-old baby girl who until recently had been the picture… Read more »
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South Africa: Better TB Treatment for Babies?
Tutu TB Centre, 15 May 2014
Researchers at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University have embarked on a potentially groundbreaking study that could lead to better ways to treat tuberculosis (TB)… Read more »