As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
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Novel antibiotic BTZ-043 can also target TB bacteria hiding in dead lung tissue
They were able to show that BTZ-043 effectively penetrates TB lesions and accumulates there ... tissue changes are formed by the body in the lungs to wall off and contain Mtb bacteria.
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Novel Antibiotic Reaches Tuberculosis Bacteria in Necrotic Granulomas
Leibniz Lung Center—in collaboration with Leibniz-HKI, the Tropical Institute Munich and Johns Hopkins University—made important progress in the research of this drug. They were able to show that ...
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A Case Report of a Tongue Ulcer Presented as the First Sign of Occult Tuberculosis
The patient's medical history revealed a diagnosis of TB over 40 years ago ... border with slight elevation (Figure 1). The base of lesion was firm in consistency on digital palpation.