There were an estimated 490,000 new cases of drug-resistant TB in 2016. Tuberculosis, a lung disease most often transmitted by breathing infected particles in the air, is the ninth leading cause ...

The aim of this systematic review of qualitative studies was to understand the factors considered important by patients, caregivers and health care providers in contributing to TB medication ...

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has warned that a single tuberculosis (TB) patient who remains untreated can transmit the disease to 15-20 people within a year.

A patient diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) may have come into contact with 150 hospital staff and up to 45 patients at Harborview Medical Center, leading to precautionary testing for those ...

Without treatment, it has a death rate of close to 50%. Like that of millions of other TB patients across the world, Jamni’s treatment was supported by the United States Agency for International ...

Reaffirming India’s commitment to eliminate TB from India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded recent innovations ...

TB infections have been rising every year since 2020 after 30 years of decline. Now, a historic outbreak in Kansas is highlighting the disturbing trend. A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest ...

The World Health Organization says stigma and discrimination against TB patients hamper efforts to wipe out this deadly disease. WHO Global TB Program medical officer Ernesto Jaramillo says ...

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 ...