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Peter MacPherson @petermacp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🚨New publication🚨 Despite global scale-up of ART for #HIV, bloodstream infection with M. tuberculosis in hospitalised adults remains common In a 7 country study, PLHIV with #TB in blood were 2.7x more likely to die by 30days doi.org/10.1093/ofid... @uofgshw.bsky.social @biancasossen.bsky.social

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Bianca Sossen @biancasossen.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Grateful to have had the chance to put together an #IJID review paper on all things HIV-TB for #WorldTBDay 2025. It was written before the attacks on science in general, and on those living with HIV/TB in particular (1/n)

Manuscript title reads “Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: progress and challenges towards reducing incidence and mortality”

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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Looking at #CROI2025 program and seeing lots of withdrawn work, am assuming mainly from CDC folks who were presenting their work. Let that sink in, the CDC can’t present at one of the biggest HIV research conference in the world…this is what US research looks like now

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Jason Andrews @jasonandrews.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Nice to see VQUIN and TB-CHAMP finally out. Both studies evaluated levofloxacin (compared w/placebo) as preventive treatment for MDR TB contacts. Meta-analysis showed 60% reduction: evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Each study: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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A Meta-Analysis of Levofloxacin for Contacts of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Data from randomized trials evaluating the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment for contacts of multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB are lacking. Two recently published randomized trials...

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Bianca Sossen @biancasossen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Several years ago I worked on a HHC study, with a team of very smart people in the field of Asymptomatic TB. Excited to now share the first paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39692469/ 🤓 Diagnostic accuracy of Chest X-ray CAD Software for Detection of Prevalent and Incident TB in Household Contacts

CID Journal Article title and authorship

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

So happy to have been a part of the 1st Africa Advanced TB Diagnostics Course 125+ participants from over 20 African countries Collaboration between Wits University, NHLS, NICD, McGill University & Gates Foundation

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Bianca Sossen @biancasossen.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

While I might be biased on the topic choice, this was one of the most interesting panels I've heard - on the practical aspects (both opportunities and barriers) of TB diagnostic innovation from within Africa. Finally a 'Wanel' from the Global South 🎉

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 10/12/2024

On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD #MedSky #IDSky

Published on This Day in 1981.
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia and Mucosal Candidiasis in Previously Healthy Homosexual Men — Evidence of a New Acquired Cellular Immunodeficiency

An illustration showing the reproductive cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and sites of action of the major classes of antiretroviral medications.

The NEJM identity sits at the bottom.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

1st African Advanced TB diagnostics course in Joburg, S Africa 🇿🇦! 125 participants from over 20 African countries Collaboration between @mcgill.ca & Wits University

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Bianca Sossen @biancasossen.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

So grateful for the chance to attend this incredible event in the TB diagnostics calendar, but on African soil 🇿🇦 Big reminder today that we have so many exciting TB tools available to us already, we just need to put them to better use - to find the patients that *we* are missing

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Tofu @tbfightertofu.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The hits just keep coming! GeneXpert can detect TB and RIF resistance in urine in people with HIV. This could be a huge step to #EndTB, if #Danaher would make GeneXpert accessible by lowering the price of their tests to $5. It's #TimeFor5

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Alberto Garcia-Basteiro @agbasteiro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Important results for TB diagnosis in PWHIV! Urine-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of #tuberculosis in people living with #HIV: a prospective, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Bianca Sossen @biancasossen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

What a breath of fresh air to be excited by science on social media again 🤩🦋 And very excited to be able to use it to share this paper - adding to the evidence on Urine Xpert Ultra in adults with HIV:

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