A complete shift from traditional microscopy testing to rapid molecular testing over the past five years has enabled early detection of tuberculosis cases, improving the diagnosis of microbiologically ...

Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, resulting in more than 1·25 million deaths in 2023 alone.1 During ...

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 ...

Image=KCDC Amid the increased possibility of using artificial intelligence (AI) for care due to aging, a senior medication ...

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a ...

Understanding tuberculosis—its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention—empowers individuals and communities to participate actively in TB control efforts.

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Many strains of tuberculosis are already resistant to the 60-year-old drugs that are still the first line of treatment for nearly all TB patients.

For TB treatment to work, patients must take their drugs every day, without interruption, for months. Barack Odima, a 38-year-old mechanic in Nairobi, has the most deadly form of the disease, one ...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of TB caused by bacteria that do not respond to the two most effective first-line TB drugs. Only about 2 in 5 people with MDR-TB accessed ...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of TB caused by bacteria that do not respond to the two most effective first-line TB drugs. Only about 2 in 5 people with MDR-TB accessed ...