The diagnosis of TBM and miliary TB was finally confirmed by positive CSF and sputum culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient had a good response to standard antituberculous therapy ...

3 Another complication of a low-sodium diet, not previously reported, is the flare-up of quiescent miliary tuberculosis. In the following case Addison's disease (chronic adrenocortical deficiency ...

The Kansas City TB outbreak has 67 active cases, with 35 cured and 30 under treatment, and two deaths reported. TB cases have risen nationally and globally, with the US reporting the highest ...

Background: Adolescents comprise one-third of pediatric tuberculosis (TB ... %), cavitary lesions (26%), pleural effusions (19%) and miliary disease (10%). Acid-fast bacillus smears and ...

You may have seen reports of an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas City and thought: Oh, no! Is this the start of something bigger? Do you need to worry? First, the facts: The tuberculosis ...

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected ...

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history. The county's health director is no longer with the agency as of ...

Tuberculosis (TB), a potentially fatal disease, had been almost wiped out in Britain by the 1970s. But there has been a dramatic rise in cases recently, especially in and around London, where 40 ...

Nunavut's chief public health officer has declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Arviat. In a public health advisory Wednesday morning, the territory's health department said the situation "has ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by strains of bacteria known as mycobacteria. The disease most commonly affects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated. However, most infected ...

The federal Conservatives have taken the wraps off a portion of their plan for defence — specifically defending the Far North. In Iqaluit on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim ...