The article discusses a tuberculosis (TB) study in Zambia and South Africa, called the Zambia-South Africa TB and AIDS Reduction (ZAMSTAR) study, investigating two strategies to increase TB testing and treatment. According to the author, individuals who are aware they have TB and adhere to ...
Statens Serum Institut and Aeras today announce the initiation of the first Phase I clinical trial of a new candidate TB vaccine designed to protect people latently infected with TB from developing active TB disease. The trial is being conducted by the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (...
Fig. 1. TB testing algorithm and interpretation using AFB and NAAT results [54]. AFB and NAAT has faster turn-around time compared to bacterial culture. These two tests can be used to guide the management of patients suspected of having TB based on clinical symptoms and chest x-ray abnormal...
with several in Phase II and Phase III trials, including exciting innovation in diagnostics and vaccines in the field of TB which has seen a lot of movement in recent years. Q2Solutions, as a Global Central laboratory, is offering testing services across ...
Despite increases in HIV testing, only a fraction of people newly diagnosed with HIV infection enter the care system and initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa. We report on the design and initial enrollment of a randomized trial of a health system navigator intervention to improve...
Introduction: TB is a major health problem in South Africa, with increasing numbers of patients notified, inadequate successful treatment rates and an emerging problem with resistant strains. This study was conducted at a District Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal where the successful treatment rate was as ...
The results of a large-scale community-randomized trial presented at the 42nd World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France today show that the Zambia-South Africa TB and AIDS Reduction (ZAMSTAR) project reduced the prevalence of tuberculosis by 22%.
Linkage to care following a home-based HIV counselling and testing intervention in rural South Africa INTRODUCTION: Efforts to increase awareness of HIV status have led to growing interest in community-based models of HIV testing. Maximizing the benefits of... R Naik,T Doherty,D Jackson,... -...
A clinical trial testing a 3-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment has stopped enrollment at 104 people after participants receiving the regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB above the rates deemed acceptable in the study’s protocol, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)announced. The...
Animal testing of AERAS-402 had showed promise, and the researchers had expected to see stimulation of CD4 cells, but were "pleasantly surprised" at how wellCD8 T cellswere also stimulated. "We are completing a trial of Aeras-402 in babies, to make sure that the vaccine is safe and immun...