David Moore Seven-Day Low-Cost Tuberculosis Diagnosis REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 355: 1539-50 DAVID MOORE, Imperial College, London and Lima A new test for TB (reported in the New England Journal of Medi
David Moore
Seven-Day Low-Cost Tuberculosis Diagnosis
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 355: 1539-50DAVID MOORE, Imperial College, London and LimaA new test for TB (reported in the New England Journal of Medicine) has proved more powerful, faster and yet cheaper than any alternative.David Mooreexplains how the Microscopic-Observation Drug-Susceptibility (MODS) Assay is highly sensitive and specific, and also yields drug susceptibility data.
Mishal Khan
Improved TB Detection in Women
REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1955-1960MISHAL KHAN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineImproving on notoriously low TB detection rates in resource-limited parts of the world may be easily achieved, according toMishal Khan. The effectiveness of screening can be strengthened by giving comprehensive instructions to women before they produce sputum for testing.
Nicholas Grassly
Ultimate Eradication of Polio?
REFERENCE: Lancet 2007; 369:1356-62NICHOLAS GRASSLY, Imperial College LondonA monovalent vaccine for type 1 polio has been tested in India where the virus persists,Nicholas Grasslyexplains why he thinks the vaccine will be much more effective than the trivalent vaccine.
Lisa McNally
Pneumonia Treatment Guidelines Should Change!
REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1440-1451LISA McNALLY, Institute of Child Health, London, and University of KwaZulu-Natal, DurbanWith pneumonia the leading cause of child mortality, treatment needs to be flawless. But recent research reveals that current WHO guidelines need to be revised, according to investigator,Lisa McNally.