Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death globally and remains the most common cause of mortality in people with HIV, causing an estimated 300 000 deaths in 2017. 1 Most ...

Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common clinical problem with described investigation pathways. While thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has been shown to be accurate in pleural fluid ...

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

The lawmakers introduced the bill in honor of Shandra Eisenga, of Marion, who passed away on Aug. 10, 2023 due to a tuberculosis infection. Eisenga was one of 36 patients in seven states to ...

Background Accurate differentiating diagnosis is essential for choosing treatment for exudative pleural effusions. Objective To establish the diagnostic accuracy of interleukin 27 for tuberculous ...

AI accelerates TB drug discovery and treatment monitoring Despite longstanding reliance on sputum smear microscopy, culture methods, and chest X-rays, conventional TB diagnostics remain plagued by ...

Quadruple antituberculosis therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis was commenced and continued for one month. Physical examination revealed a fever of 37.7°C and stiffness of the neck. The C-reactive ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Staff at the Hays County Health Department are working to contact members of the Texas State University community after someone on campus contracted tuberculosis (TB). University ...

Unfortunately, clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains rapidly become resistant to bedaquiline, predominantly by overexpression of MmpL5. The proteins MmpL5 and MmpL4 are efflux transporters, ...

Given that history, what do you believe we, as a society, still don't understand treating tuberculosis in Nunavik? What's happening in Nunavik is a result of decades of systemic colonial neglect.

Over the past decade, the country has reduced its tuberculosis-related mortality. Between 2015 and 2023, TB deaths declined from 28 to 22 per 100,000 people.