Geospatial targeting of TB screening in Uganda reduced screening volume by 92%, increased TB yield by 10%, and cut costs by >90%. Surveillance data can help find more TB with fewer resources
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Late-onset CMV pneumonia can occur even 1 year after auto-HSCT, particularly in patients with profound CD4 lymphopenia. This case highlights the value of immune-guided surveillance and BALF mNGS in diagnosing complex infections in immunocompromised hosts.
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Adult HBV vaccination decisions are shaped not only by access barriers, but also by culturally embedded beliefs. Context-sensitive education + provider recommendations are key
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Do all patients with CIED infection need prolonged antibiotics? In this cohort, ≤2 weeks of therapy AFTER device extra extraction had similar mortality and recurrence rates compared with longer courses after complete device removal.
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TB treatment is evolving—but persistence remains a major barrier. New evidence shows macrophage metabolism and redox state shape intracellular drug tolerance in Mtb. Host-directed strategies may enhance antibiotic efficacy and help shorten therapy ⏳
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In a cohort from Gulu City, 45.4% experienced viral non-suppression, driven by poor ART adherence, delayed HIV disclosure, advanced disease, young age, and economic hardship.
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Scrofuloderma can mimic hidradenitis suppurativa and other chronic skin diseases. This case highlights the need to consider TB in atypical recurrent skin lesions
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Among graduating healthcare students at Debre Tabor University:
💊 68% bought antibiotics without a prescription
🧠 Only 32.5% recognized antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
Knowledge alone isn’t enough
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New systematic review & meta-analysis in SSA HCWs shows moderate AMR knowledge (65%) and attitudes (69%), but weaker practices (54%), with a clear knowledge–practice gap—most evident among doctors (knowledge 65%, practice 43%).
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Neonatal sepsis remains alarmingly common in Ethiopia: pooled prevalence 29.9%, with 66.2% multidrug resistance. Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli predominated, showing high resistance to first-line antibiotics. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
