Improvements in tuberculosis screening in Equatorial Guinea have revealed the substantial burden of multidrug-resistant ...

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the ...

The World Health Organization’s latest global report on tuberculosis has good and bad news for African countries.

The WHO report noted that a majority of the funding for the TB programme comes from government resources. Over the years, ...

Tuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria that mostly affects the lungs. Roughly a quarter of the global population is ...

Chest X-rays have long been a reliable tool for detecting TB. However, the high cost and lack of accessibility to advanced X-ray equipment have made widespread screening difficult, especially in ...

Sophias Ave, Athens 115 27, Greece; dvassilop{at}med.uoa.gr Objectives To determine the rate of tuberculosis (TB) screening test conversion during anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in ...

Though chest radiography is a proven tool for TB screening, it is highly effective in detecting signs of TB and is useful for ...

Assuring proper identification and treatment of persons who have TB disease Preventing the spread of disease to others Finding, screening and treating persons exposed to those with disease Targeting ...

A new diagnostic tool for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection should be granted a marketing authorization, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said. On October 17, the EMA's ...