This is particularly relevant, as TB bacilli often persist in non-replicating states within granulomas (clusters of immune cells that wall off the infection), where they are shielded from antibiotics.

Anti-TB drugs are always prescribed in combination to reduce the risk of the TB bacilli becoming resistant to one or more strains of them. Patients will usually be started on three or four drugs.

It is not malaria but tuberculosis (TB) that is the poor relation. Government funds for a vaccine to fight this disease are in single figure millions.

In contrast, Mycobacterium canettii and related tubercle bacilli that also cause human tuberculosis and exhibit unusual smooth colony morphology are restricted to East Africa.

Tuberculosis (TB) has been a great challenge in the health world, and proper treatment requires proper diagnosis at the right time. This paper has classified the bacilli in sputum samples into ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious contagious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). Microscopic examination remains the primary laboratory diagnostic method ...

Associated immunological research on the mechanism of immunological protection against TB might be useful in aiding further understanding of immunity to leprosy and the role of BCG, and in making ...

After a period of diagnostic uncertainty, pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed by acid-fast bacilli stain and Mycobacterium tuberculosis positive culture from a sputum sample.

Postoperative septicaemia with infective endocarditis is a recognized complication of open-heart surgery, in particular homograft or prosthetic replacement of cardiac valves. Several infective ...