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For patients with tuberculous meningitis

Intensified Tx Doesn’t Up Survival in Tuberculous Meningitis

No significant difference for survival, secondary outcomes for standard, intensified treatment
Transmission of tuberculosis from infected captive elephants to humans may be possible with long-term

CDC: TB Potentially Passed From Zoo Elephants to People

Findings show potential source of infection with long-term, close contact with infected animals
A 5-year-old child from the United States

Successful Treatment of U.S. Child With XDR Tuberculosis

Case highlights the risks of acquiring drug-resistant tuberculosis overseas
Although antibiotics have largely eradicated tuberculosis in the United States in recent decades

Swiss Report Highlights Danger of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Cases where the infection isn't thwarted by existing antibiotics are surfacing, researcher says
For contacts of individuals with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Fluoroquinolones Halt Multidrug-Resistant-TB in Contacts

FQN preventive therapy linked to health system savings and lower mortality versus no therapy
Fluoroquinolone therapy for contacts of individuals with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is associated with cost savings and reduced incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis

Fluoroquinolone Preventive Therapy Deemed Beneficial in TB

Health system savings, health benefits with therapy for contacts of patients with multi-drug resistant TB
U.S. health authorities are trying to find anyone who may have had contact with a woman who has been diagnosed with a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.

CDC: Seeking Those Exposed to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Patient spent seven weeks in country, traveled to three states before diagnosis
More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school

CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down

2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade
Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States

Culture-Based Screening Algorithm Cuts TB in Immigrants

Reduction in incidence of TB among newly arrived, foreign-born persons in the United States