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.

The differential diagnosis of multiple cavitated nodular lung lesions is broad, including infectious diseases such as septic embolism, tuberculosis ... infected with microorganisms into the lungs. The ...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health concern ... Chest X-rays were used to determine cavitary disease and unilateral versus bilateral involvement. PDM was defined by a Glycated ...

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 ...

(Photo by Nancy Nanyonga) Burden of disease Health ministry General of Health Services director Dr Henry Mwebesa says more than 90,000 Ugandans fall ill with TB every year in Uganda. Last year ...

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 ...

"While there is more work to be done in this space, this discovery is a valuable piece in the puzzle of understanding how TB came to be such a serious disease," said Professor Stinear. "Our ...

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

Tuberculosis (TB) is a confounding scourge. It's the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, and yet it's estimated that those deaths represent perhaps 5% of infections with ...

an estimated 280 000 people developed TB in South Africa, while 54 000 died from the disease. TB remains a threat to global public health and the second leading cause of death in South Africa.