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

Early enrolment completion in the global M72 Phase 3 TB vaccine trial marks a significant milestone, with Durban sites contributing to the fight against one of the world's deadliest diseases ...

From a genetic perspective, Hansen's Disease is caused by either the globally dominant Mycobacterium leprae or the newly ... been proposed for other notorious diseases such as plague, tuberculosis, ...

Delayed sputum conversion and high treatment failure are common in patients with bedaquiline-resistant TB, urging faster ...

Canada is still considered to be officially free of bovine TB, as isolated cases can occur. All areas of Canada have been ...

Canada's food inspection agency is looking into a case of bovine tuberculosis in Manitoba. Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) say the case was discovered in a cow that came from ...

For this purpose, the researchers enrolled 109 patients with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis, diagnosed through Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture. The participants were divided into two groups based ...

At its core, tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a rod-shaped bacterium with a unique waxy cell wall that contributes to its resilience and pathogenicity.

Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler, faster TB tests.

In addition to showing tuberculosis, an AFB stain can also show if you have another kind of mycobacterial infection like leprosy or a TB-like disease that can affect people with HIV/AIDS.

Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of India’s biggest public health challenges. The country accounts for the highest number of TB cases globally, with drug-resistant TB posing ...