KC General Hospital gets advanced CBNAAT machine to speed up TB diagnosis

KC General Hospital in Bengaluru enhances TB diagnosis with a new CBNAAT machine, supporting Karnataka's goal to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025.
Healio

Routine tuberculosis testing no longer advised for patients on IL-17, IL-23 inhibitors

Routine testing for latent tuberculosis infection is not required for patients receiving interleukin-17 or -23 inhibitors for psoriasis, according to an updated position statement. “When IL-17 and ...
BMJ Global Health

Systematic differences in TB treatment outcomes across Brazil by patient- and area-related factors: an analysis of national disease registry data

Background Many individuals initiating tuberculosis (TB) treatment do not successfully complete the regimen. Understanding variation in treatment outcomes could reveal opportunities to improve the ...
Nature

Tuberculosis articles from across Nature Portfolio

The role of structural variants (SVs) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been understudied. In this study, the authors leverage 859 high-quality, diverse, long-read assemblies to construct pangenome ...