If global tuberculosis funding isn't restored, years of progress could be lost, mortality rates may rise and tuberculosis could resurge in vulnerable populations across the world ...

Authors: Siphokazi Tshoko, Yonela Mgwili, Siphamandla Nqunqa, Takalani Mulaudzi, Noluthando Mayedwa, Emmanuel Iwuoha Email ...

Adverse reactions to antituberculosis drugs can lead to treatment abandonment, prolonging the burden of the disease. The role of sex in pyrazinamide exposure and uric acid metabolism raises questions ...

Under the BioVersys and GSK collaboration agreement, GSK is evaluating the early bactericidal activity (EBA) of alpibectir-ethionamide (AlpE) in a pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) trial, in combination ...

The treatment of TB involves a combination of several antibiotics. These are aimed at reducing the risk of transmission, ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;22(1):137-139. In summary, intestinal tuberculosis can mimic other chronic intestinal diseases and is responsive to medical therapy. Gastroenterologists and general ...

In children and adolescents aged 3 months to 16 years with nonsevere drug-susceptible pulmonary TB, the panel strongly recommended the use of a 4-month regimen consisting of a 2-month course of ...

The liver is one of the most important parts of the human body and is located in the right upper part of the abdomen. Over 500 functions of the body are carried out by the liver. Sadly, however ...

Chest X-rays are used to identify lung abnormalities, while sputum tests may be conducted for older children to detect TB bacteria. A thorough clinical evaluation, including a detailed medical history ...