PULMONARY tuberculosis outcomes worsened in older patients with diabetes, kidney disease, malignancy, or multimorbidity.

Pulmonary tuberculosis arises when Mycobacterium tuberculosis is inhaled into the alveoli and engages innate immune receptors on macrophages and dendritic cells. Phagocytosed bacilli trigger a cascade ...

Researchers have uncovered a sequence of biological processes that occur in humans infected with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the infection progresses to pulmonary tuberculosis.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Pratibha Dogra, Senior Consultant - Pulmonology at Marengo Asia Hospital in Gurugram, explained, “Pulmonary tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with COPD in South Korea, with an intermediate tuberculosis burden, history of pulmonary TB was ...

Investigators concluded that patients with prior pulmonary tuberculosis had an increased risk and high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), regardless of smoking history. “Our ...

Tuberculosis cases among newly deployed North Korean workers in China raise doubts over pre-departure health screenings.

Tuberculosis can lead to COPD, pulmonary fibrosis or restrictive lung disease. © Shutterstock In many cases, pulmonary tuberculosis is found to cause chronic ...

Our lungs are amazing, quietly doing their thing to keep us breathing and alive. But when they are compromised by disease, the effects can be devastating. Two of the diseases that can have a serious ...

Lucknow: It is a moment of pride, obligation and humility, said Prof Rajendra Prasad after receiving the Padma Shri from ...

M. tuberculosis infects about a quarter of all people worldwide. Some infected people remain healthy, but five to 15 percent eventually develop active tuberculosis disease, which can be deadly. The ...