tuberculosis, pills, syringe A team of investigators conducted a randomized trial comparing test-guided management of tuberculosis with systematic empirical treatment for adults with HIV infection.

After looking at the health records of over 10,000 patients with both HIV and multidrug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) in over 20 different countries, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

With regard to respiratory tuberculosis-related deaths from 1999 to 2020, common populations included older adults, males and racial minorities, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

Amid debate on the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine, a new study suggests that the vaccine is protective against TB in children under 5, but adolescents and adults in high-burden countries ...

DAVID: WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREADING IN OMAHA. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M DAVID EARL. ALEXANDRA: I’M ALEXANDRA STONE. WE FIRST BROKE THE STORY IN THE KETV MOBILE APP. THE ...

Mother taking care of sick daughter with oxygen mask and teddy bear Study authors assessed the relationship between children living in contact with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients on DOTS ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among residents of China, adults with diabetes are substantially more likely to develop tuberculosis vs. those ...

In a boost to India's fight against tuberculosis, apex health research body ICMR has validated new indigenously developed tools that could bolster the country's diagnostic capacity and offer a cheaper ...