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S Afr Med J 2014;104(3):174-177. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7968
The third edition, released in 2018, has grown to include a total of 18 chapters, contributed by 20 experts and authors from many countries. The goal remains the same: to educate primary care providers on the best practices in TB diagnosis, treatmen...t and follow-up. All articles are richly illustrated, and most include quizzes and CME questions for self learning. The 3rd edition includes new chapters on MDR-TB, adverse effects of TB drugs, adherence monitoring strategies, and nutritional support. There is also content on how to manage children with TB, care for patients co-infected with TB and HIV, how to read and interpret chest x-rays, and how to avoid common pitfalls in TB management.
To download book chapters or the whole book go to the website: http://www.letstalktb.org/download/
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International Journal of Drug Policy 24 (2013) e91-98
The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2013, 7, (Suppl 1: M6) 54-59
Describir el comportamiento epidemiológico de comorbilidades en
pacientes diagnosticados con tuberculosis de una institución prestadora de servicios
de salud (IPS) de Colombia, durante 2016 a 2019.
The WHO standard: Universal access to rapid tuberculosis diagnostics sets benchmarks to achieve universal access to WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics (WRDs), increase bacteriologically confirmed tuberculos...is and drug resistance detection, and reduce the time to diagnosis. WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics are highly accurate, cost-effective, reduce the time to treatment initiation, and impact patient-important outcomes.
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World Health Organization. Country Office for Timor-Leste. (2020). National strategic plan for ending TB 2020--2024. World Health Organization. Country Office for Timor-Leste.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD009593. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009593.pub5.
September 2013
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Consenso de los Laboratorios Supranacionales (LSN), Centros Colaboradores (CC) y Laboratorios Nacionales de Referencia (LNR) de “países priorizados” para la aplicación del Xpert-MTB/Rif en Las Américas.
Guatemala, 11-12 abril de 2011
Accessed December 2017
PloS One October 2012 | Volume 7 | Issue 10 | e46943
Given the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are advised to continue adopting the TB diagnostic algorithms recommended by PAHO / WHO.
Despite the differences in the modes of transmission of ...box">TB and COVID-19, certain personal protection measures are relevant for both diseases. Routine measures to protect yourself from TB should continue along with additional precautions to protect workers from COVID-19.
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Expert opinion of the European Tuberculosis Laboratory Initiative core group members for the WHO European Region.