For miliary tuberculosis, blood, bone marrow and bronchoalveolar lavage studies (culture and PCR) are required and for the tuberculosis of extrapulmonary organs, tissue samples should be obtained.

The potential for thousands of new deaths from TB is not worth the less than 1% in federal savings that came from cutting ...

Some patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis could benefit from a shorter treatment with fewer drugs, while others ...

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease that affects millions worldwide.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Following the screening of people under the special Ni-kshay campaign aimed at making Madhya Pradesh Tuberculosis-free, the state has identified 95% of the patients ...

A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers.

The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile compared to linezolid, with potential to replace this current cornerstone in ...

Pesi Jilen, the MLA from Liromoba constituency and a member of the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA), has adopted four TB patients under the Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative. The move is part of the ...

PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit claiming Maricopa County officials have violated the rights of a quarantined tuberculosis patient for months by treating him like ...