In comparison to AlereLAM, FujiLAM offers superior diagnostic sensitivity, while maintaining specificity, and could transform rapid point-of-care tuberculosis diagnosis for hospital inpatients with ...

Background Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use could decrease local immunity of the lung. Concerns have been raised regarding the risk of tuberculosis (TB) development among ICS users. The aim of this ...

In Brazil, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most common secondary etiologic agent of psoas abscess. We report the case of a 28-year-old immunocompetent man diagnosed with disseminated tuberculosis, ...

Mumbai: Three children aged 12 to 16 died of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) at one of the major public hospitals in the city ...

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works says the construction of a TB unit at King Dinuzulu Hospital is nearing completion.

People deprived of liberty are among the populations experiencing the highest rates of tuberculosis. Prisons typically create ideal conditions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission, including ...

Nason Kisomerya, the Kasese District Supervisor for TB and Leprosy says the rate of TB transmission is high asking the ministry of health to provide them with more preventive drugs.

Ruxolitinib, a selective inhibitor of Janus kinase 1 and 2, has emerged as a pivotal therapeutic agent in the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms, particularly primary myelofibrosis. The ...

NEW research from South Africa highlights the clinical challenges posed by bedaquiline-resistant rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), revealing significantly delayed microbiological responses ...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a bleeding disorder characterized by two seemingly opposite conditions. As a caregiver in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), it is not uncommon to ...

These MLV formulations, after intravenous administration every 3 days over a 2-week period in mice with disseminated TB, were compared against the free drug administrated by the same route.

A novel, portable assay can deliver TB diagnoses in under an hour at low cost using samples of blood, saliva, or sputum, according to a recent study.