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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Aug 5
Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 | LSHTM
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Fund was established in 2016 through a global partnership between the TB Centre of the London, School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre in
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Sep 2
DR-TB in pregnancy: challenges and risks to the mother-infant pair | LSHTM
Until recently, pregnant women have been excluded from clinical trials of DR-TB drugs. For 12 years, the South African Medical Research Council have been running a cohort of pregnant women with DR-TB
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Aug 19
A clinical practice guideline for tuberculous meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis, causing death or disability
in around half of those affected. There are no up-to-date international guidelines
defining its optimal mana...
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Matthew Saunders
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· Aug 12
The social determinants of tuberculosis: a case-control study characterising pathways to equitable intervention in Peru - Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Despite being key components of global tuberculosis policy, poverty reduction and social protection interventions have been inconsistently implemented. We aimed to characterise how poverty ...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Aug 11
Prioritizing countries for TB vaccine readiness research using a global stakeholder-centric approach
The promise of new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates prompts the need for research on vaccine demand and health system readiness to help ensure effective and equitable vaccine deployment. We develo...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Aug 5
Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 | LSHTM
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Fund was established in 2016 through a global partnership between the TB Centre of the London, School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre in
tinyurl.com
TB Centre LSHTM
@tb-lshtm.bsky.social
· Aug 4
Temporal complexity in missed doses of rifampicin-sensitive anti-tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania
Background Non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis (TB) regimens is not simplistic; rather, doses are missed in complex patterns. In a cohort of individuals being treated for rifampicin-sensitive pulmonary...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jul 28
Assessment of comorbidities, risk factors, and post tuberculosis lung disease in National Tuberculosis Guidelines: A scoping review
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health issue across the world and national TB guidelines are an important resource for diagnosis and treatment. This scoping review aimed to analyze how countr...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jul 14
The potential impact of reductions in international donor funding on tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study
We estimate substantial potential impacts on tuberculosis morbidity and mortality
due to reductions in international donor funding. Expanded support from domestic and
international donors is essential...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jul 14
TB and multi morbidity? The need for integrated care in the current financial
This seminar focuses on Pakistan where TB often coexists with diabetes, HIV, and malnutrition. Fragmented health services plus limited funding hinder effective care. Integrated, patient centered
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jul 8
TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jun 11
TB and multi morbidity? The need for integrated care in the current financial
This seminar focuses on Pakistan where TB often coexists with diabetes, HIV, and malnutrition. Fragmented health services plus limited funding hinder effective care. Integrated, patient centered
www.lshtm.ac.uk
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jul 2
The social determinants of tuberculosis: a case-control study characterising pathways to equitable intervention in Peru - Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Despite being key components of global tuberculosis policy, poverty reduction and social protection interventions have been inconsistently implemented. We aimed to characterise how poverty ...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jul 1
The participation of people deprived of liberty in tuberculosis vaccine trials: should they be protected from research, or through research?
People deprived of liberty are among the populations experiencing the highest rates
of tuberculosis. Prisons typically create ideal conditions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
transmission, including ov...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jun 29
LSHTM's Director writes to UK Government about Gaza public health catastrophe |
To: Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer and Rt Hon Mr David Lammy MPDear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,As Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) I feel it is my duty to write
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jun 25
Treatment outcomes of bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective and matched cohort study
Current treatment options for bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis result in prolonged
therapy, delayed microbiological responses, and poor clinical outcomes. Implementation
of more rapid resistance tes...
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TB Centre LSHTM
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· Jun 11
TB and multi morbidity? The need for integrated care in the current financial
This seminar focuses on Pakistan where TB often coexists with diabetes, HIV, and malnutrition. Fragmented health services plus limited funding hinder effective care. Integrated, patient centered
www.lshtm.ac.uk