A new test shows promising results for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in resource-limited settings. This is ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 13 million people in the United States have latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. These patients do not feel sick, do not show ...

Routine testing for latent tuberculosis infection is not required for patients receiving interleukin-17 or -23 inhibitors for psoriasis, according to an updated position statement. “When IL-17 and ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. In rich countries, tuberculosis is sometimes thought of as a thing of the past, the disease that claimed Keats, ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common form of TB affects the lungs, but it can ...

WASHINGTON — Five patients died of liver failure and 16 others were hospitalized after they took a standard two-drug regimen to treat latent tuberculosis infections, federal health officials reported ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis, produces pairs of poison-antidote, called ...

Cases of tuberculosis are rising in the UK and US, and experts are urging that a holistic approach to treatment is the best ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults treated for an inactive tuberculosis infection may be at increased risk of suffering liver damage from the medication, a study published Monday suggests.

Dublin, Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Latent TB Testing Market (2025 Edition): Analysis By Test Type (Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), and Interferon Gamma Released Assay (IGRA)), By End User, By ...

Tulare County health officials urge TB screening for exposed or high-risk people; early detection of latent infection can prevent illness.