TB infection is different from active TB disease; and a flare up could happen within weeks of acquiring the infection or ...

Tuberculosis (TB) can transmit via the air, and the risk of infection depends on several factors. These can include the duration of exposure, proximity to a person with the infection, and immune ...

In Germany, it is often overlooked that diseases once thought to be defeated, like tuberculosis, still exist and that the ...

The Treatment Action Group says the 22 TB projects whose funding was suspended by NIH don't involve "gain-of-function" ...

An estimated 175,000 people in San Diego County have latent TB infections and are at risk for developing active TB without preventive treatment, health officials said. Originally Published: April ...

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.

Despite this finding, the possibilities of COVID-TB co-infections cannot be entirely ruled out. In a 2021 study published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, ...

Speaking before a packed audience of scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and community leaders, the Minister ...

Global tuberculosis deaths followed a similar pattern, reaching a low point of an estimated 1.4 million deaths in 2019, then rising to 1.5 million in 2020 and 1.6 million in 2021.

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test ...

In fact, the number of test takers for latent tuberculosis infection over the age of 65 increased by 103.2% (9060) compared to 2023, and the number of latent tuberculosis infections also increased ...