Initial blood work found hints of an infection, and the doctors initially suspected a bacterial skin infection (cellulitis) ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is a bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) in humans. TB is a disease that primarily affects the lungs, although it can attack other parts of the body.

The vaccine triggers strong immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is licensed for commercial development to ...

The Global TB Report 2025 released by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that India’s TB incidence has reduced ...

One of the deadliest infectious diseases of humankind emerged in Africa 70,000 years ago, a new genetic analysis of 259 Tuberculosis bacterial strains has shown. According to the study, TB bacteria ...

Mycobacterium avium complex, also called MAC, is a group of bacteria that can cause life-threatening infections in people with severely compromised immune systems. MAC consists of two types of ...

The Indian Institute of Technology and the Institute of Life Sciences, in partnership with TechInvention Lifecare and the National Research Development Corporation, are advancing a novel TB vaccine.

Researchers have highlighted a risk of transmission of Mycobacterium bovis via raw milk and dairy products made using such milk. Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is an animal ...

A team of United States-based scientists recently conducted a study to evaluate the effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on the pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...