Tuberculosis

2022 - 6 - 24

Mandatory TB screening for residents of Bukit Merah HDB block ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — Tuberculosis screening for residents and workers at Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah is now mandatory after about 170 people who were screened earlier ...

“The extended screening exercise and further tests will be conducted free of charge. On-site chest X-ray will also be conducted for selected residents who require further testing. Advertisement

Mandatory tuberculosis screening for residents of 2 Jalan Bukit ... (CNA)

The Health Ministry added that further tests are required to determine if these people have tuberculosis infection or active tuberculosis disease. MOH said ...

Persons with tuberculosis infection do not experience symptoms of tuberculosis and are not infectious," added the ministry. For individuals diagnosed with TB disease, adherence to treatment is important." This approach is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is practised in Singapore, said MOH. “The extended screening exercise and further tests will be conducted free of charge. The Health Ministry said in a news release that it will extend its tuberculosis screening to Jun 24 and Jun 25. However, investigations showed the cases had no links other than that they lived in the same block.

Effect of Diabetes on Rifampicin Levels in Patients With Tuberculosis (Pulmonology Advisor)

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) had a significantly higher incidence of low rifampicin plasma levels 2 hours after the ...

A total of 17 studies that involved 3478 patients with TB were included in the meta-analysis. Recognizing that rifampicin plays a critical role in TB treatment regimens because of its bactericidal and sterilizing capacity, the researchers sought to evaluate the impact of DM on plasma concentrations and bioavailability of the agent. Further, patients with DM have a 3-fold increased risk for the development of TB. The effect of DM on TB treatment outcomes is linked to several mechanisms, including an altered immunologic response. The majority of the studies did not report the covariates of glycated hemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose, BMI, and family income — all of which are deemed essential for additional subgroup analyses. Stress hyperglycemia that is associated with TB may lead to the development of DM in some individuals. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) had a significantly higher incidence of low rifampicin plasma levels 2 hours after the anti-tubercular drug was administered, compared with patients with TB who did not have DM, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the journal Therapies.

About 170 people test positive for TB in Jalan Bukit Merah; MOH ... (The Straits Times)

The ministry says further tests would be run for those who test positive to determine if they have TB infection or active TB disease.

The extended screening and further tests are free. There are still 175 people in the block who have yet to be screened and MOH will extend TB screening for people at that location to Saturday. Screening will be available from 9am to 5.30pm. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (June 24) that further tests would be run for those living and working at the site – a Housing Board block with several shops on the ground floor – who tested positive to determine if they have TB infection or active TB disease.

Bukit Merah Block Finds TB In 30% Of People Tested, Extended ... (Must Share News)

30% of those tested from a Bukit Merah block were found with TB, and MOH is extending the screening to this weekend.

Bukit Merah block TB screening at RC Centre Bukit Merah block TB screening is now mandatory However, the screening is not necessary for those who visited the block or the area occasionally, as the risk of transmission to transient contacts is low, MOH said. 574 attended Bukit Merah block TB screening Bukit Merah Block Records 7 TB Cases, MOH Offers Screening To Current & Former Residents When seven cases of tuberculosis (TB) emerged at an HDB block in Bukit Merah, the Ministry of Health (MOH) swung into action.

Singapore Widens Tuberculosis Checks After Large Cluster Emerges (Bloomberg)

Singapore imposed mandatory screening for tuberculosis in an apartment block after about 170 people tested positive for the infectious disease.

170 people in a residential building in Singapore tested positive for ... (EqualOcean)

The local Ministry of health also said that a new round of tuberculosis testing and chest X-ray will be conducted from June 24 to 25. Testing is mandatory under ...

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Residents & workers at Blk 2 Jalan Bukit Merah must undergo ... (Mothership.sg)

The screening station will be located at the Queenstown Hock San Zone Residents' Committee (RC) Centre at Block 3 Jalan Bukit Merah.

"The extended screening exercise and further tests will be conducted free of charge. All persons living or working at the block who have not been screened for tuberculosis are required to participate in the extended screening exercise," wrote MOH. MOH said staff from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases had conducted visits to non-respondent units to engage and urge residents who had not been screened earlier to undergo screening. Those with active TB disease will be treated while those with latent TB infection will be given appointments for follow-up at the TB Control Unit and offered treatment if suitable. All individuals living and working at Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah are now required to undergo screening for Tuberculosis (TB) if they have not done so already, announced the Ministry of Health (MOH). Further tests are required to determine if those who have tested positive have a TB infection or active TB disease.

Singapore widens tuberculosis checks after large cluster emerges ... (The Star Online)

Singapore imposed imposed mandatory screening for tuberculosis in an apartment block after about 170 people tested positive for the infectious disease.

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