Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine has a protective effect against tuberculosis (TB) in adults decades after vaccination, according to a cross-sectional study. The observation, posted online ...

A new TB vaccine for adolescents and adults, developed by IIT and ILS Bhubaneswar, is set for commercialisation.

A second systematic review of a diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), has confirmed the accuracy of the test. The updated review assesses the accuracy ...

Worldwide tuberculosis rates have been on a steady decline in recent years, but as resistance to commonly used antibiotics to treat the disease grows, most scientists and health advocates argree that ...

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A study led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) has found that most tuberculosis (TB) cases detected among adults living with someone who has TB are silent (without symptoms) at the time of screening ...

tuberculosis, pills, syringe A team of investigators conducted a randomized trial comparing test-guided management of tuberculosis with systematic empirical treatment for adults with HIV infection.

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. Currently, the main diagnostic ...

After looking at the health records of over 10,000 patients with both HIV and multidrug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) in over 20 different countries, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

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 ...

Seven children and an adult from the Charlotte Central School have tested positive for tuberculosis and will be given antibiotics for nine months to ensure that they do not get sick with the disease, ...

With no cure or even treatment for HIV at that time, quickly raising awareness among the adult population through targeted ...