An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, investigators ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, Johns Hopkins ...

Case presentation: We report a case of a 13-year-old girl from a region endemic for both echinococcosis and tuberculosis. She initially presented with recurrent cough, hemoptysis, night sweats, and a ...

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was responsible for 1.25 million deaths in 2023, 13% of which were among people living with HIV.

Investigations: At presentation, the patient underwent physical examination, chest X-ray and high-resolution CT, blood tests, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis including auramine stains ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world ... Bacterial load of the infected person: Individuals with cavitary lesions in their lungs or positive sputum smears typically release more bacteria ...

(CNN) — When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standin ...

(CNN) — When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...

AI-driven handheld X-ray tools are being used across India to screen vulnerable populations for tuberculosis under the 'TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan'. The government, utilizing AI tools validated by ICMR, ...

It is stated that, following infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), only 5–10% of individuals ... typical if they show either an upper lobe infiltrate or a cavitary lesion in the upper lung ...

as it came back positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A chest X-ray confirmed that her lungs were unaffected by the infection and no further lesions were found. The patient was given anti-TB ...