A confirmed case of active ... prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease from the patient, and failure ...

The worst case scenario, he says, is if experts determine that patient zero carried an antibiotic resistant strain of TB, which would complicate treatment. Still, he echoes local health officials ...

Patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) require special precautions in healthcare facilities, and cases of TB have been rising in the US over the past several years. These precautions include ...

PEORIA, Ill. (25 News Now) -- The Peoria County Health Department has confirmed one tuberculosis (TB) case in the county, and the patient is now in active treatment. The bacterial disease is ...

Researchers analyzed global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among children and adolescents, revealing ...

Researchers reviewed previously published studies to understand trends in multidrug-resistant treatment of TB in children and ...

According to Dr Shailendra Bhattnagar, the state tuberculosis officer, out of the total 53,251 new cases, Mathura district reported the highest number of TB patient adoptions under the Nikshay ...

Studies have found that children and teenagers treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, including those in India, are under-represented in case numbers. Read on to know more.

Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 cases ... inactive TB and active TB. Kansas health officials said patients who ...

TST, QFG and T-SPOT.TB were positive in 13.3%, 7.5% and 18.5% cases respectively. Among 277 patients with neither past or current TB nor previous treatment for LTBI and who had TST results ...