WHO officials say the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on essential TB services has reversed years of progress.
A systematic review and meta-analysis today in Vaccine finds no link between COVID-19 vaccines and infertility in men or women.
Researchers at a Rome hospital analyzed 29 studies from China, Israel, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Canada, and the United States until Jun 8, 2022. Of the studies, 13.8% were deemed of poor quality, 58.6% were of moderate quality, and 27.6% were of good quality.
A relatively simple 6-month regimen cured 90% or more of patients who have MDR-TB.
A randomized clinical trial in Niger found that mass distribution of azithromycin to preschool-aged children was no more effective at reducing incidence of trachoma than placebo, researchers reported today in JAMA Network Open.
The process generates a list of antibiotics to which the infection is susceptible.
A survey of tuberculosis (TB) treatment centers in Europe found the availability of drug susceptibility testing (DST) for new and repurposed TB drugs in Europe is severely limited, drugs and regimens for drug-resistant TB are limited, and treatment costs for drug-resistant TB are very high, according to a study published this week in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
The Global Plan to End TB 2023-2030 calls for a global investment of $250 billion.
A study of data from insured US children found that rotavirus vaccination was associated with reduced antibiotic prescribing for acute gastroenteritis, researchers reported last week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Patients with antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis can be treated with a 6-month, all-oral regimen, the agency says.
Also, the elderly, Black Americans, and those with less education were less likely to use free at-home COVID-19 tests.
