Publications by authors named "G Kama"
Article Synopsis
- - Daru Island in Papua New Guinea faces a significant challenge with TB and multidrug-resistant TB, prompting a community-wide project aimed at better detection and treatment of the disease.
- - A continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiative using a plan-do-study-act (PDSA) framework showed that 13.7% of individuals screened were positive for TB, resulting in timely diagnosis and treatment initiation.
- - The implementation process identified challenges such as meeting screening targets and stock shortages, but ultimately led to improved TB detection and screening rates within the community.
Tuberculosis treatment unmasking leprosy: management of drug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy co-infection.
Public Health Action
September 2019
Co-infection with tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy is thought to occur infrequently, but has been reported in settings highly endemic for both infectious diseases. We report for the first time a case where treatment for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) led to the 'unmasking' of clinically silent leprosy through the precipitation of a type-1 immunological reaction. Current treatment regimens for MDR-TB may contain a number of drugs, such as levo-floxacin and clofazimine, which also have activity against M.
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