A new study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved treatments. Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works ...

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 ...

Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works against multidrug-resistant strains, potentially inspiring improved treatments and drug development ...

Tuberculosis may seem like a relic of the past in wealthy countries, yet it still kills more people worldwide than any other infectious disease besides COVID – with about 1.6 million people dying from ...

How it works Using a swab to test for a disease should be fresh in the memory of anyone who had a Covid-19 test. A tongue swab for TB works similarly, but is far less invasive than a Covid-19 test ...

Findings from a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study in animal models show that a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antibiotic regimen for multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. While it primarily affects the lungs, TB can also affect other parts of the body and lead to life threatening ...

Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works against multidrug-resistant strains, potentially inspiring improved treatments and drug development ...

Findings in animal models show that a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antibiotic regimen for multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) may not work for TB meningitis. Findings from ...