Mar 19, 2019 | HIV/TB, Infectious Diseases
Southern Africa has a very high background prevalence of HIV infection, making exposure risk both inside and outside the occupational setting high. The approach to occupational, sexual and other forms of exposure (bites, assaults, trauma, injecting drug use, etc) is...
Oct 15, 2018 | HIV/TB, Infectious Diseases, Knowledge Hub
The WHO recommends that each patient with suspected tuberculosis should benefit from at least one NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test), as these tests have enhanced sensitivity and specificity above conventional microscopy. Over the past years, the Xpert® MTB/RIF...
Jun 9, 2017 | HIV/TB, Infectious Diseases, Knowledge Hub
Key global priorities for tuberculosis (TB) care and control include improving case detection and detecting cases earlier. Read more about the Urine TB LAM Assay test in this downloadable pdf. The Urine TB LAM Assay View...
