The first new #TB drug in 50 years was sitting in a US lab. Ndjeka, SA's TB director, wasn't prepared to wait for it to arrive commercially. #WorldTBDay #MDRTB bhekisisa.org/features/202...
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XDR-TB was killing up to seven in 10 patients in South Africa’s worst affected areas when Ndjeka took over SA's TB programme in 2009. He inherited a disaster. What he built from it changed global policy.
#WorldTBDay #MDRTB
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A rare case of Trichosporon inkin bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient: Diagnostic challenges and antigenic cross-reactivity
#Tuberculosis has reemerged as the leading infectious killer, fueled by #COVID19 disruptions, rising #MDRTB, poverty, and funding gaps, underscoring the urgent need for integrated care, better diagnostics, and global solidarity.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
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New advances in drug delivery are opening new pathways to combat multidrug-resistant TB. Targeted therapies and innovative treatments are reshaping care.
📍 Global Microbiome Congress 2026 | Boston
🗓 June 15–16, 2026
🔗 microbiomecongress.org
#MDRTB #TuberculosisResearch #DrugDelivery #GlobalHealth
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Interested in #microbial governance, #antibiotic innovation, #MDRTB, #climatechange & #AMR? Then this special issue on #JustTransitions for #AMR in Public Humanities is just for you!
Further articles will appear over the next weeks!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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[Publication] The article "Epidemiology and outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda" is now available.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#IDsky #MDRTB #Rwanda #GeneXpert #HIVCoInfection #TuberculosisTreatmentOutcomes
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Safer options for #MDRTB: Studies show sutezolid & delpazolid are as effective as linezolid but better tolerated. A milestone for future TB therapy. 👉 www.lmu-klinikum.de/tropeninstitut
#TBResearch #GlobalHealth #DZIF
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'Lifelong Learning in Pediatrics' - an article in the #JaypeeJournals 'Pediatric Pulse: Advancing Neonatal and Child Health' Collection on #ScienceOpen:
🖇️ #PediatricInfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth #AntibioticStewardship #MDRTB
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It has for centuries been a health & Social issue only
But now it is an environmental issue as well & with #MDRTB & #XDRTB, we can only imagine where it can go @organicbotanic.bsky.social @brownecfm.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social
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Probably we need to pause & reflect, why despite extreme efforts we r not able to make a significant change in TB situation & also pause interventions that have not been tested in real life situation- I fear we may aggravate the situation to no return @organicbotanic.bsky.social
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🔬 New in The Lancet Infectious Diseases! CLIME & collaborators highlight how to care for those exposed to MDR/RR-TB.
Key takeaways:
✅ Levofloxacin cuts TB risk ~60%
✅ Tuberculosis preventive treatment works
✅ Support & nutrition matter
📌 Read: doi.org/10.1016/S147...
#MDRTB #TBprevention #EndTB
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Today, improved treatments and more effective medical tools are available for tackling this deadly infectious disease. What we need now is bold, collective action to deliver them—at scale and with urgency. #EndTB #MDRTB
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Despite improvements in #TB diagnostics & care, the persistence of #MDRTB & other drug-resistant forms of TB underscores the need for more effective treatment strategies & better patient management, such as new and shorter injection-free oral treatment regimes.
Info: bit.ly/4kSjgNF
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“I was finally able to hug my children.” ❤️
After being diagnosed with multidrug-resistant TB #MDRTB, Aisara faced one of the hardest challenges of her life. But with her doctors' support, she made a full recovery. 🌟
Read more: pihcanada.org/news/diagnos...
#Tuberculosis #EndTB
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The #US cuts to global #tuberculosis projects have caused TB treatment interruption, mass layoffs - and massively increased the risk of drug-resistant #TB
#MDRTB
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@hivpxresearch.bsky.social
healthpolicy-watch.news/huge-risk-of...
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First TB Journal Club of 2025 meets *this Thursday* 20th at 4pm UK time 🕓
Liz Corbett & Verena Faehling @lshtm.bsky.social will be discussing shorturl.at/AGD8l Duong &al 2024 meta-analysis of VQUIN & TB-CHAMP RCTs of levofloxacin for #MDRTB contacts.
Hope to see you there!
#tbsky #tuberculosis
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Multidrug-resistant TB in children is rising: Urgent global action needed 🦠🌍📊 www.news-medical.net/news/2025021... #Tuberculosis #MDRTB #GlobalHealth #Pediatrics #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #ChildHealth #DiseaseTrends #Healthcare
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In 2022, the @who.int endorsed a new treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). A new study shows that strains resistant to this treatment are already circulating. #TB #MDRTB
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I led a team of #epidemiologists, #Investigators we investigated an #outbreak of MDR #Tuberculosis in crossboarder small town following notification of 7 #MDRTb patients, later after 2 weeks of investigation 23 #MDR TB patients. Was so happy for my team achievement ug.usembassy.gov/wp-content/u...
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