Clinical trial results found that a new antibiotic candidate could shorten TB treatment from the standard 6 months to 8 weeks ...

New clinical trial results presented by TB Alliance at the Union World Conference on Lung Health show that the novel ...

By Sharon Atieno With tuberculosis (TB) treatment lasting about six to nine months, a new treatment regimen is set to reduce this period.A phase two clinical trial by TB Alliance has showed that a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Undernutrition, both before tuberculosis onset and at treatment initiation, as well as a lack of body mass index ...

Researcher found that exposed individuals with confirmed TB infection -- i.e. a positive skin or blood test -- should receive priority treatment in settings with a low prevalence of the disease, ...

Treating all household contacts of someone with tuberculosis (TB) helped prevent active TB disease across age groups in the real world, but the effectiveness was highest when treating individuals who ...

Preventive treatment for tuberculosis (TB) can stop latent TB infections from developing into deadly TB disease. Despite TB infection being fully treatable, there is no global consensus as to which ...