New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

A new study by University of Bath scientists has highlighted two new potential families of drug molecules that could open the ...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are known as atypical mycobacteria. That means they’re related to tuberculosis, but they don’t cause the same disease. In fact, NTM are generally harmless ...

There were 2 cases of mycobacterial adenitis, 1 due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 1 to scotochromogenic mycobacteria. Intradermal tests were helpful in the recognition of these cases.

Atypical carbapenem is also specific to killing mycobacterial strains. “A different target means that we can use a different ‘magic bullet’ to target them,” Buynak explained.

In some cases, scrofula is caused by atypical and nontuberculous mycobacteria. ... Reactivated tuberculosis. Cases of scrofula in the U.S. are often linked to latent tuberculosis.

A study investigating tuberculosis in Egyptian renal transplant recipients with tuberculosis reported that the mean (± SD) ciclosporin dose needed to maintain a therapeutic blood concentration of ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are two distinct types of bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Learn more here.

In recent times, the United States has had one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis, although it increased in 2023: to 2.9 cases per 100,000 persons from 2.5 cases in 2022.

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

A case of tuberculosis was reported at a Portland-area middle school, sparking concerns among local families, but public health officials are optimistic that community spread will not occur and the… ...

Post-transplant TB often occurs within the first few years of receipt of a renal allograft but a 27-year-old man presents with isolated skin ulcers from Mycobacterium TB 12 years post-transplantation.