Prof, MD, DMRD ( Former Dean, Professor & Head- Radiology, LTMMC & LTMGH ) highlights how the goal of TB elimination by 2050, ...

Vitamin D supplementation during TB treatment improves patient symptoms, but does not accelerate the clearance of TB bacteria.

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and bacteriological culture of pleural exudate and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were negative for the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Table 2). Thoracic CT revealed thickening of the ...

A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the Kansas City area has gained national attention this week, with headlines claiming it’s the “largest outbreak in U.S. history” since the Centers for Disease Control ...

TB infections have been rising every year since 2020 after 30 years of decline. Now, a historic outbreak in Kansas is highlighting the disturbing trend. A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest ...

Jussi J. Saukkonen, M.D., from the Boston Veterans Administration Health Care System, and colleagues updated clinical practice guidelines for TB treatment in children and adults in settings in which ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

It may sound like a disease of the past, but tuberculosis, or TB, is still a real concern today. And as the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In other words ...

Antibiotic treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis found to be safe and effective in clinical trial Levofloxacin substantially reduces risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis, Sydney researchers ...

In retrospect, nucleic-acid-amplification techniques for M. tuberculosis nucleic acids, and culture of the pleural biopsy, should immediately have been requested by the attending physician of the ...