The World Health Organization estimates that more than four million of the almost 10 million people who fell ill with tuberculosis in 2020 were not diagnosed. One obstacle to more people being diagnosed is that most current tests require people to produce sputum which children and some peop.
Tiyese Jeranji spoke to a variety of experts about the landmark study behind this proclamation and asked what AI-aided X-ray interpretation may mean for countries with high TB burdens.
‘The results are in: Artificial intelligence outperforms humans at reading chest X-rays for signs of tuberculosis,’ proclaimed a recent newsletter of the Stop TB Partnership. Spotlight spoke to a variety of experts about the landmark study behind this proclamation and asked what AI-aided X-.
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The treatment of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (DR-TB) has been transformed over the last decade with treatment becoming more effective, safer, and treatment duration in many cases dropping to under a year.
Even so, treatment can still come with serious side effects and for some, it can still last over a year and a half and involve taking many different pills every day.
In a finding that may help further reduce side effects, new research has found that the dosage of the drug linezolid can be lowered without compromising how well it works. Together with another drug called bedaquiline, linezolid has been responsible for much of the recent progress.