Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

A new credit card-sized tuberculosis (TB) test, requiring no electricity, could revolutionize detection in HIV hotspots by ...

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

A new nanozyme-powered TB test improves detection in people with HIV, offering rapid, electricity-free diagnosis via a beetle-inspired chip.

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests ...

He isolated rod-shaped bacteria from sputum coughed up by people with TB. Koch’s discovery of M. tuberculosis soon persuaded the medical world that the disease was infectious rather than hereditary.

At some point, you've probably sat across from a doctor who looked at your tired face and said, “It’s just a viral fever.” And if you're like most people, you've probably nodded and secretly wondered, ...

May 5, 2025 — Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler ...

More information: Jennifer C. Earp et al, Structural basis of siderophore export and drug efflux by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56888-6 ...

First, more of the bacteria cells survived. In time-kill tests ... The stress effect may span very different pathogens, including the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is highly sensitive to ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

Zhiqi Xiong et al, Structure and assembly of the MmpL5/MmpS5 efflux transporter from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60365-5 ...