Stellenbosch TB trial proves children can be cured much sooner

This was discovered after a trial involving more than 1,200 children from India, SA, Uganda and Zambia was conducted at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University recently.

Hesseling said around 1.1 million children developed TB annually, with nearly 205,000 succumbing to the virus each year.Hesseling, however, said treatment options for children had lagged those available to adults. “It’s important to treat all forms of TB, including minimal TB, rapidly and effectively, so that it does not progress to a more severe form of the disease, especially in young, immune-compromised or malnourished children.

“Children usually have lower bacterial levels, which have now been proven to respond equally well to shorter treatment. It’s an approach tailored to the child and to the disease. It’s difficult to get a child to take antibiotics daily for six months. Reducing this by two months relieves the burden on families, caregivers and health services.”

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