Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs, though it can affect almost any body area. Two types of tests can identify a TB infection, but how often you should get a ...

tuberculosis strain ... is sometimes reported. Different levels of reliability can be observed between the different drugs tested. Proficiency testing for DST is implemented in the Supranational ...

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at least 55 countries worldwide. These data substantiate the need for rapid and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing ...

though treatment depends on the type of TB. Below are the different types and their associated treatment options. If you have inactive TB, a doctor will typically prescribe antibiotic medications ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — A new study identified that a semi-synthetic compound can be derived from natural compounds and shows potent activity against tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug resistant ...

An illegal Chinese immigrant exposed hundreds of people to a rare TB strain after being transferred to various ICE facilities ...

New York City is continuing to outsource some lab testing for tuberculosis and sexual health ... It will also cover other types of tests performed by the department’s sexual health clinics ...

There are several types of medication that ... pen if the person has one. Some different research from 2020 suggests that one long-term side effect of taking TB medication, particularly for ...

Some patients at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals are donating lung tissue for use in TB research. Sue Segar tracks what happens to these tissue samples and explores why these samples are so important to ...

Researchers train African giant pouched rats to sniff out smuggled species.

An estimated 56,000 people in South Africa and 1.25 million around the world died of tuberculosis in 2023, according to just-published figures from the World Health Organization. This means that in ...