In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...

The battery-powered device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in saliva in addition to blood and sputum.

tuberculosis cells. In separate tests on saliva from ... the particles to produce reactive oxygen species that inactivated Mycobacterium marinum, a bacterium that causes TB-like illness in fish.

Over 90% of new TB cases occur in low- and middle-income countries. This point-of-care device is the first to detect ...

"At the time, I knew almost nothing about TB. To me, it was a disease of history — something that killed depressive 19th-century poets, not present-tense humans." ...

tuberculosis cells. In separate tests on saliva from ... the particles to produce reactive oxygen species that inactivated Mycobacterium marinum, a bacterium that causes TB-like illness in fish.

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be ...

Once in the lungs, the bacteria infect immune cells and spread to the lymph ... is the most reliable way to confirm the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Other tests, like a polymerase ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a fast-growing ... The microbe is closely related to the one that causes tuberculosis and is naturally resistant to many antibiotics. Infections often require a year ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...