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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"preventive therapy"”.
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Safety of long-term isoniazid preventive therapy in children with HIV
… achieved through a combination of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT). Current WHO guidelines recommend 6 months of IPT for all HIV-infected children older than 1 year without TB disease; up to 3 years is recommended in high TB prevalence areas. Although both ART …
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Isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV infected children on antiretroviral therapy living in a high tuberculosis prevalence area a randomized controlled trial
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are dual epidemics and a public health crisis in Southern Africa. An estimated 2.5 million children are living with HIV, of which 2.3 million live in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 230 000 child deaths from AIDS. In 2010 there were an estimated 8 million incident …
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Completion of isoniazid preventive therapy and factors associated with non-completion in an antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV-infected cohort in Cape Town by Tolu Oni.
… of latently infected persons. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is recommended as preventive therapy in HIV-infected persons. However, implementation has been slow, impeded by barriers and challenges including the fear of non-adherence. A protocol was therefore written to conduct a study …
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Incidence of bacteraemia in HIV-infected children in Africa, and the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy
… They were randomized to receive either Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) or placebo. In addition, they were randomized to receive trimethoprim/sulfamethoxaxole prophylaxis on either a daily or a three-times-per-week schedule. The aim: To describe the incidence of bacteraemia, and the spectrum of …
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Isoniazid and acetylisoniazid urine concentrations as a maker of adherence to isoniazid preventative therapy in children
… Organization recommends the use of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis disease in populations at risk for developing the disease. Adherence to isoniazid preventive therapy is needful for efficacy. A urine assay known as the Arkansas test is widely used to …
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The efficacy of intermittent directly observed isoniazid in preventing tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults with advanced disease
… important to exclude tuberculosis prior to such preventive therapy, but this can be difficult in patients with symptomatic HIV disease. A tuberculosis screening instrument is thus needed to ensure that patients placed on preventive therapy do not have tuberculosis. Furthermore, to ensure …
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A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
… has been drawn to the possibility for the use of preventive therapy as a means of reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in the HIV infected individual with a latent tuberculosis infection in developing countries with a high incidence of dual HIV/tuberculosis infection. To address this issue a …
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A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
… has been drawn to the possibility for the use of preventive therapy as a means of reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in the HIV infected individual with a latent tuberculosis infection in developing countries with a high incidence of dual HIV/tuberculosis infection. To address this issue a …
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The burden of Perinatal Tuberculosis in HIV-infected mothers and their infants
… than HIV-uninfected adults, in the absence of preventive therapy. In South Africa 61% of TB cases are reported to be HIV-infected. HIV-infected pregnant women with latent TB infection are more likely to progress to active TB disease and women in the early postpartum period are twice as likely …
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The Influence of Biofilm on the Antifungal Activity of Amine Oxide
… methods of treating DRS, however, effective <em>preventive</em> interventions are not readily available. If found, preventive therapy initiated before the onset of DRS could prevent the most common disease affecting denture wearers today.</p> <p>The current study focused on the influence of the …
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Spectrum, progression and predictors of morbidity in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents on antiretroviral therapy
… due to improved early access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is contributing to a growing population of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIV+) at risk of developing chronic multisystem comorbidity. There is limited knowledge on the overall burden, progression and causes of …
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Atividade antiulcerogênica de Alcaloides Pirrolizidínicos obtidos a partir do Extrato Etanólico de Senecio brasiliensis: perspectivas de uma nova terapêutica preventiva e curativa das úlceras gástricas e duodenais
… that PAs can be a quantitative and probable therapy alternative in the future. News assays are necessary to determinate the efficacy and safety of this drug.