Rachael M. Burke

TL;DR: The results suggest that, in high HIV/TB endemic settings, a positive HIV-1 test should prompt TB screening by sputum culture irrespective of symptoms, particularly in those with a positive tuberculin skin test, longer history of HIV infection and low CD4 count.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a systematic review by searching PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane Library for studies that compared tuberculosis case notification rates, tuberculosis disease prevalence, or tuberculosis infection prevalence or incidence in children, between populations exposed and unexposed to active case-finding interventions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed a citywide electronic TB register in Blantyre, Malawi and interviewed TB officers, who reported an immediate 35.9% reduction in TB notifications in April 2020; notifications recovered to near prepandemic numbers by December 2020.

TL;DR: Fragile health systems leave African countries vulnerable to the anticipated surge in severely ill patients with COVID-19, despite much younger populations.

TL;DR: The direct LAMP protocol described is easy to perform, facilitating rapid and accurate detection of GBS in vaginal swabs, and has a potential for use at point of care.