In what is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough since the 1960s in treatment for latent tuberculosis — noninfectious TB without symptoms — researchers said Monday that weekly doses of a cocktail ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients receiving 3HP reported mostly mild symptoms that occurred early and resolved without stopping treatment ...

Treatment of latent tuberculosis has never been a simple affair. Nine months of a drug known as isoniazid, taken daily, is the standard of care and can help clear the infection. But it also causes ...

(HealthDay News) — Isoniazid monotherapy, rifampicin monotherapy, and combination therapies can be efficacious for preventing active tuberculosis (TB) among adults and children with latent TB ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a tuberculosis (TB) skin test for my new job in May, ...

Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies revealed that a shorter treatment was safer and more effective in children and adults compared to the current standard.

There has been an uptick in tuberculosis cases in California illnesses after years of decline, health officials have announced. Related Articles Flu activity is low, but experts worry about a new ...

This release is available in French. Montreal, December 31st, 2008 – Patients who are infected with the latent form of tuberculosis (TB) show no symptoms and are not contagious, yet they pose the ...

The final recommendation statement-- a grade B recommendation -- and an updated evidence report and systematic review were published in JAMA, and build on previous guidelines from 2016, which also ...

San Antonio, Texas (December 17, 2019) - A major goal of tuberculosis (TB) research is to find a way to treat people with the latent (or inactive) form of the disease to keep them from developing ...

A major goal of tuberculosis (TB) research is to find a way to treat people with the latent (or inactive) form of the disease to keep them from developing symptomatic TB. A breakthrough study using a ...

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 (TST ...