Peat-bog fungi produce substances that kill tuberculosis-causing bacteria
An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that ...
4th International Congress of Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology
The Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract between 15 February 2024 ...
The Fine Art of Administering a Tuberculin Skin Test
Tuberculosis is an airborne disease with serious medical consequences. It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which belongs to ...
Study validates shorter treatment for major world infection, tuberculosis
Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month ...
TB immune response discovery could significantly reduce disease harm
A pioneering study by UCL scientists has discovered the presence of a harmful inflammatory protein in patients with symptomatic tuberculosis ...
Tuberculosis Alone and With HIV Co-Infection: Treatment Updates
In patients with a history of tuberculosis (TB), the odds of residual pulmonary impairments are 2- to 3-fold higher compared ...
Children, Adults With Tuberculosis Have Same Risk of Resistance in Most Countries
In most settings, children and adults are at equal risk of developing multidrug resistant (MDR) or rifampicin resistant (RR) tuberculosis ...
Higher Risk of Active Tuberculosis Infection in Children Living With Infected Adults
Among a cohort of children living in contact with sputum smear-positive adult tuberculosis (TB) patients on Directly Observed Treatment Short ...
WHO declares updates to forthcoming guidance on systematic screening for TB
In a Rapid Communication issued today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is announcing a number of updates to its ...
Nitric Oxide, BCG, and COVID-19’s Weakness
While our attention is focused on the re-purposing of approved drugs to treat COVID-19 and to develop a durable vaccine ...
New rapid molecular test for TB can simultaneously detect resistance to first- and second-line drugs
-- Xpert® MTB/XDR cartridge enables expanded drug-resistance profiling in less than 90 minutes-- Used to empower clinicians to quickly prescribe ...