Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge and is disproportionately common among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The immunocompromised state associated with uraemia and ...

The mobile intervention, based on the Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change, significantly improved self-management behaviors among patients with tuberculosis (TB). A self-management mobile ...

Effective infection control within health-care settings is fundamental to preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients, health-care workers and the wider community. The ...

Although increasing numbers of patients have both conditions, current national TB and HIV programs remain largely separate with varying levels of interaction and communication. This programmatic ...

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers reported on the treatment of rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in the United States (U.S.) using the Food and Drug ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting millions each year. In 2023, an estimated 10.8 million people contracted TB, with 1.25 million deaths, according to the World Health ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends shortened treatment for children with mild tuberculosis (TB), as well as two oral TB treatments (bedaquiline and delamanid) for use in children of ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is spread from person to person when someone with an active form of tuberculosis (TB) emits tiny, bacteria-containing droplets into the air — whether by coughing, sneezing, ...

Launch of QIAseq xHYB Mycobacterium tuberculosis Panel for research use, enabling culture-free whole genome sequencing from complex samples // Panel significantly accelerates TB outbreak tracking and ...

Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients who have tuberculosis reduces mortality among patients with low CD4 counts, but it increases ...

A significant proportion of people in the community with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have subclinical disease, according to a meta-analysis involving survey studies across Africa and Asia. In adjusted ...