A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its ...

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 survival in patients with ...

Introduction Post-tuberculosis lung damage (PTLD) refers to the residual pulmonary impairment following the completion of antituberculosis (TB) therapy, characterised by persistent respiratory ...

Your healthcare provider may also recommend a TB test — either a blood test or a skin test. For the skin test, you will need ...

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

Delhi health department's ongoing community-based tuberculosis (TB) screening drive in urban slums has identified 37 cases ...

Quick screening helps identify undiagnosed TB cases within the patient’s family, enabling early treatment and preventing ...

Last month, mayors in 14 Nunavik communities alleged there were budget cuts to the health board and demanded for them to be ...

Panaji: The response to the tuberculosis prevention vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), introduced in South Goa in 2024, ...

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

As part of the government’s efforts to eliminate the disease, over 46,000 gram panchayats have been declared 'TB Mukt' across ...

Differentiated TB care involves tailoring services to individual needs of patients. Researchers pitch it as a model that can ...