Plasmids are self-replicating genetic elements that float separately from a bacterium’s own chromosomes. Plasmids evolve ...

Tulane University professor of medicine Zhen Huang and his team of researchers have developed a simpler way to test for ...

Tulare County is experiencing an increase in cases of Tuberculosis, also known as TB, which is a serious illness caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Public Health officials encourage in ...

Researchers in the TB Alliance informed the Union Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen that Sorbequiline, a new antibiotic ...

GENETIC interactions between humans and mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), is shaping the course of the disease, a new study has indicated. A research team ...

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.

So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will ...

Over the last decade, there's been growing evidence that people can have TB without having any symptoms. But there is still much uncertainty over how such asymptomatic TB functions in the body and how ...

A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine for TB, the world's deadliest infectious disease.

Healthcare systems in Ghana and much of sub-Saharan Africa face significant hurdles . Infectious diseases like tuberculosis, ...

Those found in coastal South America, Southeast Asia, and equatorial Africa are more likely to harbor dangerous pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, Marburg, and Nipah viruses.

Introduction Early and accurate diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is essential for improving treatment outcomes. Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (pDST) is comprehensive but slow, ...