The smartphone-sized, battery-powered test is a cost-effective tool that can improve TB diagnoses, particularly in rural areas where facilities and equipment are less accessible. Dr. Tony Hu, a Tulane ...

Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease in the lungs, but tuberculosis bacteria can cause infection in almost all parts ...

An individual at Lane Middle School may have been contagious with tuberculosis for almost eight months, though health officials currently are optimistic that there's little risk to the community.

Individuals with obstructive lung function impairment had over twice the risk of developing TB compared to those with normal ...

Pulmonary tuberculosis or TB is a bacterial infection that mainly impacts the lungs and it is caused by Mycobacterium ...

Coughing, with blood-tinged sputum (phlegm that comes from deep inside the lungs); fever, weight loss and night sweats are ...

IT has long been recognized that many years of observation are needed for proper evaluation of a therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Information on the pattern of primary relapse over many years ...

Turning thet tide against tuberculosis . As the world's deadliest infectious disease surges, GSK and partners are pioneering ...

Teachers and classmates of secondary school student to be screened for contagious disease after he left hospital against ...

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The ULTR-AI suite analyzes ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. This study was aimed at exploring pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) epidemiological characteristics and trends in China from 2016 to 2022 ...

But when someone’s immune system is not able to fight off the infection, or someone’s latent infection reactivates, it becomes tuberculosis disease. It typically starts off as a pulmonary ...