#VisualAbstract: Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
1. After 3 years of weekly vitamin D supplementation, the proportion of children who tested positive on interferon-gamma release assays ...
Tag: tuberculosis
#VisualAbstract: Treating latent tuberculosis infection with four months of rifampin versus nine months of isoniazid
1. When compared to 9 months of isoniazid, 4 months of rifampin was a non-inferior alternative treatment of latent tuberculosis ...
Vitamin D supplementation not associated with lower risk of tuberculosis in school-age children
1. After 3 years of weekly vitamin D supplementation, the proportion of children who tested positive on interferon-gamma release assays ...
Impact and prognosis of the expression of IFN-α among tuberculosis patients
1. Expression of IFN-α is found to be lower after successful treatment of tuberculosis. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Tuberculosis ...
Rifampin viable as an alternative to isoniazid treatment for latent tuberculosis
1. When compared to 9 months of isoniazid, 4 months of rifampin was a non-inferior alternative treatment of latent tuberculosis ...
Empiric systemic tuberculosis treatment not superior to test-guided treatment for HIV patients
1. Empiric systemic treatment for tuberculosis was shown not to be better than test-guided treatment among severely immunosuppressed adults with ...
#VisualAbstract: Final Analysis of a Trial of M72/AS01E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis
1. In this randomized trial involving HIV-negative African adults with latent tuberculosis, vaccination with M72/AS01E provoked an immune response and ...
M72/AS01E demonstrates sustained efficacy against pulmonary tuberculosis after 3 years
1. In this randomized trial involving HIV-negative African adults with latent tuberculosis, vaccination with M72/AS01E provoked an immune response and ...
Quick Take: Discovery and validation of a prognostic proteomic signature for tuberculosis progression
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease. Identifying affected individuals, particularly if they are asymptomatic, ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 22, 2019
Screening for breech presentation using universal late-pregnancy ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study and cost effectiveness analysis Fetal presentation has long ...