tuberculosis, pills, syringe A team of investigators conducted a randomized trial comparing test-guided management of tuberculosis with systematic empirical treatment for adults with HIV infection.

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

After looking at the health records of over 10,000 patients with both HIV and multidrug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) in over 20 different countries, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Global Health journal, researchers evaluated the impact of nutritional support in Indian adults with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. The ...

Amid debate on the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine, a new study suggests that the vaccine is protective against TB in children under 5, but adolescents and adults in high-burden countries ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with colleagues in South Africa, have investigated whether ...

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Mother taking care of sick daughter with oxygen mask and teddy bear Study authors assessed the relationship between children living in contact with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients on DOTS ...

In a boost to India's fight against tuberculosis, apex health research body ICMR has validated new indigenously developed ...