An exterior view of the David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the Edward R. Roybal campus, the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta ...

"The Department of Health provides extensive public health information related to TB online and follows CDC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of TB," Neil Ruhland, the department's deputy ...

Objective: To evaluate the perspectives of tuberculosis experts from different countries regarding national screening procedures. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. Data were collected ...

CHARLEROI, Pa. ― A high school student in Washington County, Pennsylvania, who was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis showed up to school Monday without a doctor’s clearance, according to ...

A high school with tuberculosis in a Pittsburgh-area district reportedly went to school this week before getting medical clearance. The case at Charleroi Area High School is raising concerns ...

CHARLEROI, Pa. — The Charleroi Area School District says a student, who attended class at the district’s high school on Monday, has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. District superintendent Ed ...

Source Reference: Saukkonen JJ, et al "Updates on the treatment of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis: An official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA clinical practice guideline" Am J Respir Crit Care ...

Tuberculosis is the most common infectious disease worldwide. In the year 2022 alone, there were 10.6 million new infections and 1.3 million deaths. "We urgently need an effective new drug to ...