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Isoniazid alone prevents tuberculosis in people with advanced HIV, urine test may lower mortality
Liz Highleyman, 2016-03-25 10:40:00

Using isoniazid alone to prevent the development of active tuberculosis (TB) in people with advanced HIV disease was equally effective and better tolerated than a common four-drug empirical TB regimen, according to a study published in the March 19 edition of The Lancet in advance of World TB Day. Another study in the same issue found that a new inexpensive urine test has the potential to help reduce TB-related mortality by enabling faster treatment.

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