Saliva molecular testing showed strong accuracy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Read more about this nonsputum diagnostic approach.

Stomach TB: TB can occur in the stomach as well as in the lungs. It occurs due to the spread of bacteria of lung TB. According to information, it can be more dangerous than lung TB. Because it is not ...

**Note: the release below is a special early release from the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April). Please credit the congress if you use this story** **ECCMID has ...

Tuberculosis has come under the spotlight in Malaysia recently, with reports of 10 active TB clusters in the country. In the ...

Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent and cure it, the ancient bacterial disease still claims more human lives per year ...

Researchers used 6MWD to assess the association between physical function and the effectiveness of ART and anti-tubercular therapy in patients with HIV/TB co-infection. In patients with TB/HIV, higher ...

Under the BioVersys and GSK collaboration agreement, AlpE clinical development advances with first patient dosed in Phase 2b trial within UNITE4TB, following completion of a Phase 2a in adults with ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

Nearly half of lung cancer patients die after being misdiagnosed with tuberculosis. Many clinicians, research has revealed, put patients with these symptoms; coughing, weight loss and shortness of ...

Jamaicans are being cautioned to take preventive steps to avoid contracting tuberculosis after 60 cases were confirmed nationa ...

Disseminated tuberculosis is a type of tuberculosis (TB) where mycobacteria spread via blood to other organs beyond the lungs. It can cause severe multiple-organ damage in the absence of early ...