HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...

Researchers analyzed global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among children and adolescents, revealing ...

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread ...

According to the officials, the new regimen, called BPaL/BPaLM, includes medications bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin and will be given to multi-drug-resistant TB patients The ...

"Multidrug-resistant TB is a major global public health problem, affecting over 400,000 people each year. It is associated with significantly poorer outcomes than drug-susceptible TB," said ...

TB infections have been rising every year since 2020 after 30 years of decline. Now, a historic outbreak in Kansas is ...

Children and teenagers treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, including those in India, are under-represented in case numbers, studies have found. Researchers have called for a "focus for ...

Now, an international clinical trial has found three new safe and effective drug regimens to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of TB. The results are detailed in a study published January 30 in ...

Studies have found that children and teenagers treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, including those in India, are under-represented in case numbers, with researchers calling for a "focus ...

In part 2 of this interview, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, highlights the need for prolonged antibiotics and strong public health measures to combat tuberculosis (TB) at both the individual and population ...

For decades, poor treatment options and low-quality evidence plagued care for patients with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. The advent of new drugs to treat tuberculosis and enhanced funding now ...