Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are two distinct types of bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Belonging to the same ...
Initial blood work found hints of an infection, and the doctors initially suspected a bacterial skin infection (cellulitis) ...
Tulane University professor of medicine Zhen Huang and his team of researchers have developed a simpler way to test for ...
Disseminated tuberculosis is a type of tuberculosis (TB) where mycobacteria spread via blood to other organs beyond the lungs. It can cause severe multiple-organ damage in the absence of early ...
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection that usually occurs when Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Tuberculosis is a bacterial ...
A new strategy has been developed to prevent and treat tuberculosis using antigen-presenting cells. Professor Shin Sung-jae and Dr. Kim Hong-min's research team at Yonsei University Medical School ...
The surprising discovery of a bacterium in a marine sponge from the Great Barrier Reef with striking similarity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), could ...
The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.
Tuberculosis is a serious health threat, and the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis diminishes in adulthood, making booster vaccines a realistic option. Mycobacterial DNA-binding protein ...
Researchers in the TB Alliance informed the Union Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen that Sorbequiline, a new antibiotic ...