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

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

As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease, often shortened to TB, causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal.

"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." ...

Molecular stool test shows promise in improving TB detection in adults with HIV, offering a simpler, non-invasive diagnostic option.

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... In patients with CD4 counts below 200 cells/μl, sensitivity increased to 45.5%. CD4 lymphocytes are immune system ...

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 safety of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is being tested in an Oxford University trial. In partnership with the Coler ...