Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an illness that affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB can spread when a person with the illness coughs, ...

TB is a tough and ancient adversary and keeps adapting. It can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires different medicines. In this special briefing, ...

To reduce the average time from diagnosis to hospital admission for severely ill tuberculosis (TB) patients Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to integrate a model, which predicts ...

To reduce the average time from diagnosis to hospital admission for severely ill tuberculosis (TB) patients, Tamil Nadu has become the first State in the country to integrate a model that predicts the ...

This phase III two-sided equivalence trial compares 4 and 6 months of TB treatment (2 months of daily treatment with INH, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide followed by either 2 or 4 months of ...

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of resistance to first-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs and the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance mutations in patients with ...

There are more than three million people alive in South Africa who have been cured of TB. But even after being cured, many continue to suffer the long-term after-effects of the disease. To find out ...

Despite centuries of medical advancements, tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable global health challenge. The World Health Organization’s Global TB Report confirms its continued status as a leading ...

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metropolitan area straddling Kansas and Missouri has made headlines across the country, a rare feat for an infectious disease too often ignored in ...