New Delhi, July 17 (IANS): A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its use can potentially lead to recurrence-free ...

Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. By 1900, TB — which ...

TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more medicines.

Current treatment for bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis is linked with poor microbiological responses, unfavorable clinical ...

Explore the complete guide to tuberculosis, ... Persistent cough lasting three weeks or longer, often producing blood-tinged sputum Chest pain, ...

When sputum is swallowed instead of coughed up, your doctor can retrieve it from your stomach. The collected sputum is sent to a lab, ... You have TB outside of your lungs.

The gold standard is to use sputum, or mucus in the lungs, to test for TB. New technology, called the GeneXpert, was developed by the Cepheid company in the U.S.

Bed Rest And Sputum Tests: Inside Chicago's Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Former patients recall the tests, treatments, and trauma nearly 250,000 Chicagoans experienced over the sanitarium's ...

DeKalb County is opening a new high-tech TB clinic to address the highest number of TB cases in Georgia, with 52 cases ...

Multnomah County health officials have confirmed one case of active tuberculosis at a middle school in Southeast Portland. The case was confirmed at Lane Middle School, according to a release from ...