Tuberculosis, (TB) is a bacterial infection that takes a ... If left untreated, TB can cause permanent scarring of lung tissue, leading to breathing difficulties. Apart from this, one can suffer ...

The bill calls for a public-awareness campaign to warn patients about the risks of tissue donation and the availability of ...

Travelers from six Asian countries where tuberculosis is prevalent will have to undergo screenings for the disease before ...

Explore the systemic inequities in TB treatment and the critical role of marginalized communities in combating this global ...

"This first prequalification of a diagnostic test for tuberculosis marks a critical ... diseases," A preventable and curable disease, TB is caused by bacteria and most often affects the lungs.

This similarity prompted the researchers to investigate how fungi in these bogs fight Mycobacterium species, the same bacterial genus that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB.

A doctor at the Trudeau Institute has received a $1.4 million grant to study improved treatment for tuberculosis.

Three compounds isolated from tuberculosis’s fungal foes killed cultured cells of the bacterium that causes the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), in lab tests. The results were ...

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria and most ... The test detects the genetic material of the bacterium that causes TB in spit samples, and provides an accurate result within hours.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert ® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first test for TB diagnosis and ...