Event on
Global Health Impact of Tuberculosis and the Important Role of Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing
演示文稿
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Doug Wilson, PhD, FCP, MBChB
(South Africa)
Department of Internal Medicine, Harry Gwala
Regional Hospital
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Paul Drain, MD, MPH
(United States)
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Core, SEATRAC
Associate Professor, Departments of Global Health,
Medicine, and Epidemiology
University of Washington, Seattle
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背景
This webinar will highlight the devastating impact that tuberculosis (TB) disease continues to have across the globe, and highlight the important role that point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests such as urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) can play in diagnosing active TB infections.
Learning Objectives
- Provide an overview of TB global disease prevalence, unmet needs, diagnostic challenges, and health impacts.
- Describe current TB diagnostic testing modalities, including Lateral Flow LAM POC testing among HIV-positive populations.
- Share a clinician’s perspective from South Africa highlighting the challenges in diagnosing and managing TB patients.
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