Cases of pulmonary TB without a chest radiograph result ... and pulmonary only disease which was further divided into non-cavitary pulmonary disease and cavitary pulmonary disease.

WHO experts have annually brought attention to the poor quality of care for children at risk of developing active ...

She was diagnosed with cavitary lung lesions and indolent pneumonia. She underwent a transthoracic biopsy, which was nonspecific. She then had a thoracoscopic biopsy, which showed necrotizing ...

Tuberculosis remains a critical public health issue in many countries and is a leading cause of death in South Africa. Over the past six years, the BEAT Tuberculosis study, conducted in South ...

Nearly universal access to bedaquiline was only secured in 2023 following yearslong effort involving behind-the-scenes ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and has received considerable attention in recent years, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where ...

Despite being a curable disease, TB remains a serious global public health challenge, with upwards of 10 million cases a year and around 1.3 million deaths in 2022, according to World Health ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease and ...

Aug. 29, 2024 — The surprising discovery of a bacterium in a marine sponge from the Great Barrier Reef with striking similarity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen responsible for ...

Assuring proper identification and treatment of persons who have TB disease Preventing the spread of disease to others Finding, screening and treating persons exposed to those with disease Targeting ...

Conclusion: The prevalence of tuberculosis infection and clinical disease among children in household contact with adult patients is higher than in the general population, and risk is significantly ...